DEAD OF WINTER Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Brian KirkStars: Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Manchaca, Laurel Marsden, Gaia Wise, Bryan F O'Byrne, Lloyd Hutchinson, Cuan Hosty-Blaney, Paul Hamilton.Set in the remote snow-covered Minnesota wilderness, Dead Of Winter is a gritty Fargo-like crime thriller, albeit without that dark humour that the Coen brothers brought to that 1996 Oscar winning …
DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE
DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Simon CurtisStars: Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Paul Giamatti, Alessandro Nivola, Jim Carter, Dominic West, Kevin Doyle, Sophie McShera, Penelope Wilton, Lesley Nichol, Simon Russell Beale, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Robert James-Collier, Laura Carmichael, Raquel Cassidy, Paul Copely, Michael Fox, Henry Hadden-Paton, …
NEVER GET BUSTED – interview with DAVID NGO
NEVER GET BUSTED – interview with DAVID NGO Never Get Busted is a documentary about Barry Cooper, a former Texas policeman turned anti-drug activist who also exposed corrupt police officers. The film sheds light on police misconduct, and the flaws in the US government’s war on drugs. The film is the result of extensive research and lots of interviews. Greg had a chat with writer/director David Ngo about …
DANGEROUS ANIMALS
DANGEROUS ANIMALS Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Sean ByrneStars: Jai Courtney, Hassie Harrison, Josh Heuston, Rob Carlton, Ella Newton, Liam Greinke.Many reviewers have called this Australian made thriller the best shark movie since Jaws. It’s easy to see why. This film taps into our innate fear of these alpha predators of the sea. But Dangerous Animals also serves up a rather unique twist on the …
DROP
DROP Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Christopher LandonStars: Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Jack Robinson, Violette Beane, Gabrielle Ryan Spring, Reed Diamond, Jeffrey Self, Ed Weeks, Travis Nelson.A couple meet at a swanky restaurant in Chicago for a first date. But as Drop has been produced by Blum House, better known for their low budget horror films, we know that this is not going to be some meet …
DEATH OF A UNICORN
DEATH OF A UNICORN Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Alex ScharfmannStars: Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E Grant, Tea Leoni, Will Poulter, Jessica Hynes, Steve Park, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani.Corporate lawyer Elliot Kintner (Paul Rudd) is driving through the Canadian Rockies to visit his boss Odell Leopold (Richard E Grant), the head of a large pharmaceutical company. Odell is dying of cancer, and …
