COUP DE CHANCE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Woody Allen Stars: Lou de Laage, Melvin Poupard, Niels Schneider, Valerie Lemercier, Guillaume de Tonquedec, Gregory Gadebois. Although out of favour in the US, Woody Allen is still a revered filmmaker in France, and fittingly enough his fiftieth film as a filmmaker is actually set and shot in France. And, surprisingly enough, the dialogue is in French, …
ANYONE BUT YOU
ANYONE BUT YOU reviewed by GREG KING Director: Will Gluck Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Glenn Powell, Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Dermot Mulroney, Michell Hurd, Hadley Robinson, Alexandra Shipp, Joe Davidson, Darren Barnett, Charlee Fraser. Formulaic and predictable romcom both set in and shot around Sydney, Anyone But You taps into the familiar tropes of the genre without adding anything particularly fresh or …
DUMB MONEY
Dumb Money Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Craig Gillespie Stars: Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley, America Ferrera, Pete Davidson, Anthony Ramos, Vincent D'Onofrio, Nick Offerman, Myha’la Herrold, Talia Ryder, Kate Burton, Clancy Brown, Sebastian Stan, Dane DeHaan, Olivia Thirlby. During the COVID lockdowns of 2020-2021 a rather intriguing financial drama played out that shook up Wall Street and …
EVERYBODY LOVES JEANNE
Everybody Loves Jeanne Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Celine Deveaux Stars: Blanche Gardin, Laurent Lafitte, Nuno Lopes, Maxence Tual, Lisa Mirey, Marthe Keller. Although the title of the French/Portuguese coproduction may remind many of the popular tv series Everybody Loves Raymond, this slight and underwhelming comedy/drama is far from a laugh out loud crowd pleaser. Jeanne Mayer (Blanche …
HAUNTED MANSION
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Justin Simien Stars: LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny De Vito, Jared Leto, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chase W Dillon, Creek Wilson, Charity Jordan. Disney seems to be lacking in creativity at the moment because all they seem to produce are live action remakes of their animated classics, endless sequels and spin offs from some of their successful …
BLACKBERRY
Blackberry Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Matt Johnson Stars: Jay Baruchel, Matt Johnson, Glenn Howerton, Martin Donovan, Michael Ironside, Saul Rubinek, Cary Elwes. During the late 90s and early 2000s the pioneering portable communications device the Blackberry, the phone with a keyboard, dominated the tech market. At its peak the iconic device made up 45% of the cell phone market and had some 85 million …
