PERFECT DAYS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Wim Wenders Stars: Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arise Nakano, Aoi Yamada. This slow-moving, gently paced minimalist drama from revered German filmmaker Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, etc) is set in Japan and reveals his great appreciation for Japan, its culture and traditions. A German/Japanese coproduction Perfect Days was nominated for an Oscar, becoming the …
PRISCILLA
PRISCILLA reviewed by GREG KING Director: Sophia Coppola Stars: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dagmara Dominczyk, Tim Post, Lynne Griffin. In 2022 Baz Luhrmann gave us Elvis, his flashy, flamboyant Oscar nominated biopic of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Now Sophia Coppola gives us a different take on Elvis in this superficial biopic that views his legend through the perspective of …
POOR THINGS
POOR THINGS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Stars: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bembra, Jerrod Carmichael, Hanna Schygulla, Margaret Qualley, Vicki Pepperdine. Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos makes weird but oddly compelling and visually arresting dramas and absurdist comedies. His resume includes films such as Dogtooth, The Lobster, The …
POLITE SOCIETY
Polite Society Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Nida Manzoor Stars: Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Ashkay Khanna, Nimra Bucha, Seraphina Beh, Ella Bruccoleri, Shona Babayemi, Shobu Kapoor, Jeff Mirza. In a cinema environment overcrowded with remakes, reboots, sequels and a surfeit of superhero movies it’s a pleasant surprise to come across something that is as unique and genuinely entertaining yet as hard to …
THE POPE’S EXORCIST
The Pope's Exorcist Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Julius Avery Stars: Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe, Laura Marsden, Peter DeSousa-Feighoney, Franco Nero, John Cornell, Ryan O'Grady, Edward Harper-Jones. It’s been fifty years since the horror classic The Exorcist hit screens and scared the bejesus out of audiences. Since then there have been many other films that have delved into the demonic …
PEARL
Pearl Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ti West Stars: Mia Goth, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, David Corenswet, Alistair Sewell, Emma Jenkins-Purro. In 2022 director Ti West gave us X, one of the best horror films of the year, which subverted the usual expectations of the slasher genre. Set in the late 70s, X told the story of a group of young amateur filmmakers who journeyed to Texas to shoot a porn …
