THE BIKERIDERS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jeff Nichols Stars: Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Norman Reedus, Toby Wallace, Damon Herriman, Boyd Holbrook. In the 60s and early 70s, the biker exploitation movie was a popular subgenre of its own. Many of them were produced by the independent American International Pictures. That… Read More »
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Gabriel Carrubba Stars: Liam Mollica, Luke J Morgan, Daniel Halmarick, Sal Galofaro, Elias Anton. As with Of An Age, last year’s opening film at MIFF, Sunflower is a locally produced gay coming of age drama and love story that has a deep personal resonance for its director and is informed by his… Read More »
MIDNIGHT OIL: THE HARDEST LINE
MIDNIGHT OIL: THE HARDEST LINE Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Paul Clarke. Fans of Midnight Oil, one of Australia’s hardest rocking and most political bands who refused to compromise, will want to check out this informative and revealing documentary. They may not learn anything particularly new here, but they will certainly enjoy the music… Read More »
THE PROMISED LAND
THE PROMISED LAND Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Nikolaj Arcel Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath, Gustav Lindh, Melina Hagberg, Morten Hee Andersen. This true story, set in Denmark in the mid 1700s, reunites star Mads Mikkelsen with director Nikolaj Arcel (who directed him in 2012’s A Royal Affair). Impoverished former soldier… Read More »
THE SITTING DUCK.
THE SITTING DUCK Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jean-Paul Salome Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Gregory Gadebois, Yvan Attal, Marina Fois, Christoph Paou, Bernard Gabay, Pierre Delandochamps, Francois-Xavier Demaison, Gilles Cohen, Mara Tarquin, Christian Hecq. This tense political thriller from director Jean-Paul Salome (Arsene Lupin, etc) proves once again that fact is often stranger than fiction. Maureen… Read More »
DESPICABLE ME 4
DESPICABLE ME 4 Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage Stars: voices of Steve Carell, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Sofia Vergara, Steve Coogan, Stephen Colbert, Joey King, Pierre Coffin, Chloe Fineman, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Madison Polan. The Despicable Me series, created by French filmmaker Pierre Coffin, has developed and expanded over… Read More »