THE SURFER Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Lorcan Finnegan Stars: Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon, Finn Little, Julian Rosniak,Rahel Romahn , Miranda Tapsell, Charlotte Maggi, Alexander Bertrand. Wake In Fright for the surf crowd? The Surfer is a study of toxic masculinity and madness, but unlike that seminal 1971 Australian classic which was set against the backdrop of Australia’s harsh outback, The Surfer …
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Eli Craig Stars: Katie Douglas, Aaron Abrams, Carson MacCormac, Will Sasso, Kevin Durand, Cassandra Potenza, Vincent Miller, Verity Marks, Alexandre Martin Deakin, Ayo Solanke, Daina Leitold, Bradley Sawitzky. Killer clowns. Cornfields. Horny teens partying. A small American midwestern town with a history and dark secrets. All these familiar staples of …
MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR
MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade Stars: Tahar Rahim, Marie-Julee Baup, Bastien Bouillon, Camille Moutawakil. Charles Aznavour is one of the icons of French culture and one of the country’s most popular entertainers. His career spanned some seventy years; he wrote or co-wrote over 1000 songs and sold over 180 million records. During career he also …
THUNDERBOLTS*
THUNDERBOLTS* Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jake Shreier Stars: Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Lewis Pullman, Olga Kurylenko, Hannah John-Kamen, Geraldine Viswanathan, Wendell Pierce, Chris Bauer, Gabrielle Byndloss. Like many I have become jaded with the surfeit of comic book movie adaptations and was not particularly looking forward to Thunderbolts*, …
TINA
TINA Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Miki Magasiva Stars: Anapela Polataivao, Antonia Robinson, Beulah Koale, Dalip Sondhi, Jeremy Irvine, Nicole Whippy, Zac O'Meagher, Alison Bruce, Talia Pua, Tania Nolan. From New Zealand comes this uplifting and moving tearjerker and classic underdog story about an inspiring teacher who makes a difference in the lives of her students with their unusual methods. It also …
THE ACCOUNTANT 2
THE ACCOUNTANT 2 Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Gavin O'Connor Stars: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Allison Robertson, Alison Wright, J K Simmons, Robert Morgan, Daniella Pineda. In 2016 Ben Affleck introduced us to the character of Christian Wolff, an autistic accountant with a sideline as a lethal hitman in the film The Accountant. It wasn’t a great film and it didn’t really need a …
