THE POOL Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Ian Darling. Located on the edge of the famous Bondi Beach in Sydney, the Bondi Icebergs pool was established in 1929 and is steeped in history. It is estimated that over 250,000 people swim there every year. It is also the most photographed swimming pool in the world. In his long career, award winning documentary filmmaker Ian …
GLADIATOR II
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 …
SATURDAY NIGHT
SATURDAY NIGHT Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jason Reitman Stars: Gabriel La Belle, Cory Michael Smith, Matt Wood, Dylan O'Brien, Willem Dafoe, J K Simmons, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Rachel Sennott, Ella Hunt, Emily Fairn, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Ellen Boscov, Tommy Dewey, Catherine Curtin, Andrew Barth Feldman, Nicholas Podany, Robert Wuhl, Jon Batiste, Brian Welch, Paul Rust, …
TERRIFIER 3
TERRIFIER 3 Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Damien Leone Stars: Lauren La Vera, David Howard Thornton, Antonella Rose, Samantha Scaffidi, Elliott Fullam, Mason Mecartea, Alexa Blair Robertson, Margaret Anne Florence, Bryce Johnson, Tom Savini, Daniel Roebuck, Clint Howard, Jason Patric. I must confess that I haven’t seen the first two films in the Terrifier series. But I was drawn to check out the …
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 …
