GLADIATOR II Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ridley Scott Stars: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Tim McInnerny, Derek Jacobi, Rory McCann, Matt Lucas, Yuval Gonen, Peter Mensah. Gladiator was a great movie, and even though it entertained us it didn’t really need a sequel. But here we are, 24 years later with Gladiator II. Written by David …
GREEDY PEOPLE
GREEDY PEOPLE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Potsy Ponciroli Stars: Himesh Patel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lily James, Tim Blake Nelson, Uzo Aduba, Traci Lords, Simon Rex, Jim Gaffigan, Jose Maria Yazpik, Joey Lauren Adams, Neva Howell. This blackly comic and atmospheric low budget crime drama from director Potsy Ponciroli (Old Henry, etc) and writer Mike Vukadinovich (tv series Runaways, etc) is set in the …
LEE
LEE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ellen Kuras Stars: Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgard, Andrea Riseborough, Marion Cotillard, Josh O'Connor, Noemie Merlant. Lee Miller was former model and glamourous icon who decided to pursue a career behind the camera and became a trailblazing photojournalist. In the 30s she became a photographer for British Vogue magazine. But when the war broke out in …
ASSASSIN’S PLAN
ASSASSIN'S PLAN Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Michael Keaton Stars: Michael Keaton, James Marsden, Marcia Gay Harden, Al Pacino, Ray McKinnon, Joanna Kulig, Suzy Nakamura, John Hoogenakker, Lela Loren. Michael Keaton both stars in and directs this slow burn crime drama about a contract hitman who is suffering from an incurable and rapidly developing case of dementia. This marks Keaton’s second effort …
GHOSTLIGHT
GHOSTLIGHT Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Kelly Sullivan and Alex Thompson Stars: Keith Kupferer, Kathleen Mallen Kupferer, Tara Mallen, Dolly De Leon, Matthew C Yee, Hannah Dworkin, Tommy Rivera-Vega, Alma Washington, H B Ward, Dexter Zollicoffer. Dan Mueller (played by Keith Kupferer, from Widows, etc) is a blue-collar construction worker for the local council, but he is a volatile ball of barely …
THE CRITIC
THE CRITIC Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Anand Tucker Stars: Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Alfred Enoch, Ben Barnes, Lesley Manville, Romola Garai, Claire Skinner, Ron Cook. In today’s world the role of the traditional critic seems less important as influencers seem to wield more power in persuading audiences what to see or buy. But a century ago the critic wielded enormous power and …
