KNEECAP Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rich Peppiatt Stars: Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, J J Ó Dochartaigh, Michael Fassbender, Josie Walker, Simone Kirby, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best. Like Alan Parker’s fantastic 1991 drama The Commitments, Kneecap tells the story of an Irish band from humble working-class beginnings. But unlike that film, which was based on a Roddy …
IRIS AND THE MEN
IRIS AND THE MEN Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Caroline Vignal Stars: Laure Calamy, Vincent Elbaz, Suzanne De Baecque. Charming little French romcom that deals with some troubling themes albeit in a light fashion. Iris (played by Laure Calamy) is fifty and runs a successful dental practice in Paris but she seems to be experiencing a mid-life crisis. When the film opens Iris confesses her …
MR BLAKE AT YOUR SERVICE
MR BLAKE AT YOUR SERVICE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Gilles Legardinier Stars: John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant, Emilie Dequenne, Philippe Bas, Eugenie Anselin. Andrew Blake (played by John Malkovich) is a successful businessman who is grieving the death of his beloved wife Diane four months earlier. He first met her at a mansion in France forty years earlier and it was love at first sight. The couple were …
SIDONIE IN JAPAN
SIDONIE IN JAPAN Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Elise Girard Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Tsuyoshi Ihara, August Diehl. Sidonie Perceval (played by iconic French actress Isabelle Huppert) is a widowed author, who has not written anything since the death of her husband Antoine and has instead been living a reclusive lifestyle. She is drawn out of her isolation when she travels to Japan for a book tour to …
KILL
KILL Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat Stars: Laksya, Tanya Maniktala, Abhishek Chauhan, Raghav Juyal. The title says it all you need to know about this visceral, ultra-violent action thriller from India. Kill delivers a high body count and plenty of gore and mayhem. Most of the action is confined to a train, so it comes across like The Raid set on a train. The film takes place on …
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 Ludvig Kahlen (Mikkelsen) lives …
