Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Cedric Jimenez Stars: Jean Dujardin, Anais Demoustier, Sandrine Kiberlain, Lyna Khoudri, Saraj Afcahin, Jeremie Renier. A mix of fact and fiction this tense drama is set against the backdrop of the series of coordinated terrorist attacks that shook Paris in November 2015. 130 people were killed and over 400 injured in the attacks that targeted the Stade de France soccer …
THE NORTHMAN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Robert Eggers Stars: Alexander Skarsgard, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Bjork, Oscar Novak. Something is rotten in the state of Iceland. Director Robert Eggers previously gave us the supernatural stylings of 2015’s The Witch and 2019’s austere claustrophobic The Lighthouse. Now he gives us this violent, gory and blood …
NOBODY HAS TO KNOW
Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Bouli Lanners, Tim Mielants Stars: Michelle Fairley, Bouli Lanners, Andrew Still, Julian Glover. A quiet, restrained but downbeat drama, Nobody Has To Know is the first English language film from prolific Belgian filmmaker Bouli Lanners (Bye Bye Morons, etc), who has a deep affection for Scotland, and has apparently wanted to make a film there for years. Th film is set …
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Guillermo Del Toro Stars: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Toni Collett, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Blake Nelson, Clifton Collins jr, Holt McCallany. Oscar winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (The Shape Of Water, etc) is better known for his gothic horror, but his latest film is something of a change of pace as it dips into …
NORMANDY NUDE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Phillipe Le Guay Stars: Francois Cluzet, Gregory Gadebois, Toby Jones, Arthur Dupont, Phillipe Rebbot, Patrick d'Assumcao, Lucie Muratet, Daphne Dumons, Pili Groyne, Julie Ann Roth. This French comedy/drama tells of a town of struggling farmers who prepare to strip off and pose nude for a photo shoot. If this brief synopsis makes it seem like a Gallic variation on both The …
RUSSIAN RESURRECTION FILM FESTIVAL 2018 – interview with Nicholas Maximow
by GREG KING The Russian Resurrection Film Festival has established itself as an important event showcasing a rich and diverse program. This year the festival is celebrating its 15th anniversary and opens with the sports themed drama The Coach, from director and star Danila Kozlovsky. The festival is screening 16 contemporary films, as well as a retrospective of films celebrating the centenary of Lenfilm …
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