MATERIALISTS Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Celine SongStars: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pablo Pascal, Marin Ireland, Zoe Wilson, Louise Jacobson, Eddie Cahill, John Magaro.This is the sophomore feature for writer/director Celine Song, who gave us the Oscar nominated romantic drama Past Lives in 2023. Like that film Materialists also explores themes of second chances, regrets, relationships, …
MISERICORDIA
MISERICORDIA Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Alain GuiraudieStars: Felix Kysyl, Catherine Frot, Jean- Baptiste Durand, Jacques Develay, David Ayala, Sebastien Faglain.Jeremie (Felix Kysyl, from Homefront, etc) briefly returns to his small hometown of Saint-Martial in rural France to attend the funeral of his former boss, the local baker, after an absence of ten years. He is invited to spend the night at …
MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR
MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR Reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps MaladeStars: 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 …
MICKEY 17
MICKEY 17 Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Bong Joon-HoStars: Robert Pattinson, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Anamaria Vartolomei, Daniel Henshall, Thomas Turgoose, Cameron Britton, Patsy Ferran, Steve Park, Holliday Grainger.Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho's first feature since his 2020 Oscar winning Parasite is this blackly comic sci-fi film adapted from the 2022 novel by Edward …
MARIA
MARIA Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Pablo LarrainStars: Angelina Jolie, Pierfranco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilinger, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Aggelina Papadopoulou, Valeria Golino, Stephen Ashfield, Vincent Macaigne. Maria Callas, who died at the age of 53 in 1977, is regarded as one of the greatest opera singers of all time. But her life, luminous career and her later health struggles deserve …
MOANA 2
MOANA 2 Reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: David G Derrick jr, Jason Hand, Dana Leydoux MillerStars: voices of Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rose Matafeo, Hualalai Chung, David Fane, Alan Tudyk, Tofiga Fepulea’i, Awhimai Fraser, Jemaine Clement, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger. Moana 2 is a largely unnecessary sequel to the 2016 animated film, which has become one of Disney's …
