RICEBOY SLEEPS reviewed by GREG KING Director: Anthony Shim Stars: Choi Seung-yoon, Ethan Hwang, Duhyun Noel Hwang, Anthony Shim, Jerina Son, Hunter Dillon, Choi Jong-ryol, Kang In Sung. This semi-autobiographical coming of age drama from Canadian filmmaker Anthony Shim explores the immigrant experience, the difficulty of fitting in and adjusting to a new culture and… Continue Reading »
MAY DECEMBER
MAY DECEMBER reviewed by GREG KING Director: Todd Haynes Stars: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Chris Tenzis, Gabriel Chung, Elizabeth Yu, Kelvin Han Yee. This richly layered, melodramatic but deliberately ambiguous character study from director Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven, etc) is inspired by the real-life case of Mary Kay Letourneau, a 34-year-old schoolteacher who… Continue Reading »
ANATOMY OF A FALL
ANATOMY OF A FALL reviewed by GREG KING Director: Justine Triet Stars: Sandra Huller, Samuel Theis, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Camille Rutherford, Jehnny Beth. There seems to be a lot of love in the room at the moment for this French production. It has already won numerous awards on the festival circuit,… Continue Reading »
THE COLOR PURPLE
THE COLOR PURPLE reviewed by GREG KING Director: Blitz Bazawule Stars: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Deon Cole, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Louis Gossett Jr., Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Ciara, Jon Batiste, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, David Alan Grier, Elizabeth Marvel, Whoopi Goldberg. Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning 1982 novel The Color Purple was filmed by Steven Spielberg in 1985. It was regarded… Continue Reading »
THE IRON CLAW
THE IRON CLAW reviewed by GREG KING Director: Sean Durkin Stars: Zac Efron, Holt McCallanay, Harris Dickinson, Jeremy Allen White, Lily James, Maura Tierney, Stanley Simons, Chavo Guerrero jr, Kevin Anton, Michael Harney, Aaron Dean Eisenberg. A staple of the sport of wrestling in the 1980s, the Von Erich dynasty was one of the most… Continue Reading »
ALL OF US STRANGERS
ALL OF US STRANGERS reviewed by GREG KING Director: Andrew Haigh Stars: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy. Adam (Andrew Scott, from the queer themed Handsome Devil, etc) is a gay middle-aged screen writer who lives by himself in a high-rise apartment block in London, although the building itself seems almost deserted. He… Continue Reading »