THE GREAT ARCH Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Stephane DemoustierStars: Claes Bang, Sidise Babett Knudsen, Xavier Dolan, Swann Arlaud, Michel Fau, Pierre-Francois Grunenwald, Alessandro Bressanello, Thomas Garcia.There have been a few films about the trials of an obsessive architect who refuses to compromise his ideals or vision even though his attitude leads to trouble. In 1949 we had The Fountainhead, …
HEART OF THE BEAST
HEART OF THE BEAST Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: David AyersStars: Brad Pitt, J K Simmonds, Anna Lambe.A compelling survival story about a man and his faithful canine companion stranded in the harsh Alaskan wilderness, Heart Of The Beast will invite inevitable comparisons with films like The Revenant and Castaway.Brad Pitt plays James Belmont, a former special forces soldier who has since retired …
THE WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Padraic McKinleyStars: Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Lucas Lynggaad Tonneson, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash, Julia Jones, George Burgess, Alex Newman, Sam Hazeldine, Avy Berry.This tense drama is set in Oregon in 1933, at the height of the Great Depression.Samuel Murphy (Ethan Hawke) is a down on his luck single father, a former soldier and mechanic who is …
MAIGRET AND THE DEAD LOVER
MAIGRET AND THE DEAD LOVER Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Pascal BonitzerStars: Denis Podalydes, Anne Alvaro,Micha Lescot, Irene Jacobs, Dominique Reymond, Manuel Guillot, Laurent Poitrenaux, Jeremy Lewin, Matthieu Lucci, Julia Faure, Olivier Rabourdin.This police procedural from French writer/director Pascal Bonitzer (Auction, etc) is the latest film to feature the fictional detective Inspector Jules …
FALL 2: DEADPOINT
FALL 2: DEADPOINT Reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: Michael and Peter SpierigStars: Harriet Slater, Arsema Thomas, Tom Britteny, Virginia Gardner.The taut and vertiginous 2022 thriller Fall, about two girls trapped atop a tower 2000 feet above the ground, didn’t really need a sequel. But here we have one anyway courtesy of Australian film making siblings Michael and Peter Spierig, whose 2014 breakthrough …
BY ANY MEANS
BY ANY MEANS Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Elegance BrattonStars: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Giancarlo Esposito, Ethan Embry, Nicole Beharie, David Strathairn, Josh Lucas, Lisa Gay Hamilton, LaChanze.This luridly violent, brutal and gritty crime drama is set against the turbulent backdrop of Mississippi during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and the systemic racial injustice of the …
