THE DRAMA Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Kristoffer BorgliStars: Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Althe, Alana Haim, Sydney Lemmon, Hannah Gross, Jordyn Cruet, Michael Abbott jr, Zoe Winters, Hailey Benton Gates.There have been many movies that have focused on weddings to explore important issues, flawed characters, family dynamics, or just poke fun at one of the oldest social conventions. Movies set …
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Jim JarmuschStars: Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Indya Moore, Luka Sabbat.The title basically says all you need to know about this latest film from auteur Jim Jarmusch, his fourteenth feature. The film is an exploration of family dynamics and the complex relationship between parents and …
PROJECT HAIL MARY
PROJECT HAIL MARY Reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: Phil Lord and Christopher MillerStars: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Huller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, Milana Vayntrub, Priya Kansara.The term “Hail Mary” derives from American football and refers to a desperate, last ditch play that would win the game. It was originally coined in the 1930s.Middle school science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) …
PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN
PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Tom HarperStars: Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Stephen Graham, Packy Lee, Ned Dennehy, Sophie Rundle, Ian Peck, Jay Lycurgo.The gritty tv series Peaky Blinders ran for six seasons between 2013 and 2022. The series centred around a fictitious version of the real criminal gang that ruled Birmingham from the 1880s …
THE PLAGUE
THE PLAGUE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Charlie PolingerStars: Everett Blunck, Joel Edgerton, Kenny Rasmussen, Kayo Martin, Lucas Adler, Caden Burris, Elliott Heffernan, Lennox Espy, Kolton Lee.This coming-of-age psychological drama that treats the emotional anxiety-ridden minefield of adolescence almost as a horror story.The film is set in 2003 and takes place at the Tom Lerner Water Polo Camp …
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Mona FastvoldStars: Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Christopher Abbott, Tim Blake-Nelson, David Cale, Matthew Beard, Viola Prettejohn.Set in the eighteenth century, this epic film follows the life Ann Lee (played here by Amanda Seyfried, recently seen in the thriller The Housemaid), the founder of the Shakers, a religious cult …
