OH, CANADA Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paul Schrader Stars: Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Jacob Elordi, Michael Imperioli, Victoria Hill, Kristine Froseth. Paul Schrader is one of Hollywood’s top screenwriters, with films including Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Mosquito Coast and Affliction to his credit. His films often follow lonely and desperate men on the fringes of society whose world is …
ONE OF THEM DAYS
ONE OF THEM DAYS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Lawrence Lamont Stars: Keke Palmer, SZA, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Katt Williams, Patrick Cage, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Maude Apatow, Armin Joseph, Gabrielle Dennis, Janelle James, Dewayne Perkins, Keyla Monterroso Mejia. This is a frenetically paced comedy in which two friends race across town to try and raise their rent money before they are evicted …
ONE LIFE
ONE LIFE reviewed by GREG KING Director: James Hawes Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Jonathan Pryce, Marthe Keller, Ziggy Heath, Tom Glenister. A stirring and emotional journey, One Life is based on a true story from the early days of WWII that only came to light in 1988 when it featured on an episode of the popular BBC magazine program That’s Life. It …
THE OLD OAK
The Old Oak Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ken Loach Stars: Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson, Trevor Fox, Chris McGlade, Col Tait, Chrissie Robinson, Chris Gotts, Jen Patterson, Arthur Oxley, Joe Armstrong, Andy Dawson. This is widely regarded as likely to be the final film from revered 86-year-old British director Ken Loach, who for over six decades has championed the working class and their …
ON THE WANDERING PATHS
On The Wandering Paths Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Denis Imbert Stars: Jean Dujardin, Anny Duperey, Izia Higelin, Jonathan Zaccai, Josephine Japy. This tale of redemption is based on the writings of French travel writer and adventurer Sylvain Tesson, who was the central focus of the 2022 documentary The Velvet Queen, which depicted his search for the elusive Tibetan snow leopard. In 2014 …
OPPENHEIMER
Oppenheimer Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Christopher Nolan Stars: Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Robert Downey jr, Emily Blunt, Kenneth Branagh, Jason Clarke, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, Dane De Haan, Alden Ehrenreich, Florence Pugh, Alex Wolff, Tony Goldwyn, Matthew Modine, Gary Oldman. From Christopher Nolan (the Batman trilogy, etc) comes this epic biopic of J Robert Oppenheimer, the …