THE ACCOUNTANT 2 Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Gavin O'Connor Stars: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Allison Robertson, Alison Wright, J K Simmons, Robert Morgan, Daniella Pineda. In 2016 Ben Affleck introduced us to the character of Christian Wolff, an autistic accountant with a sideline as a lethal hitman in the film The Accountant. It wasn’t a great film and it didn’t really need a …
WARFARE
WARFARE Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland Stars: Cosmo Jarvis, Will Poulter, Joseph Quinn, D’Pharoah Woon-A-Tai, Kit Connor, Taylor John Smith, Michael Gandolfini, Finn Bennett, Charles Melton, Noah Centineo. War ravaged Iraq, November 2006. Alpha Team One, a squad of US Navy SEALs, was on a surveillance mission in Ramadi, an Iraqi town controlled by Al Qaeda. Their aim to …
DROP
DROP Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Christopher Landon Stars: Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Jack Robinson, Violette Beane, Gabrielle Ryan Spring, Reed Diamond, Jeffrey Self, Ed Weeks, Travis Nelson. A couple meet at a swanky restaurant in Chicago for a first date. But as Drop has been produced by Blum House, better known for their low budget horror films, we know that this is not going to be some meet …
THE CORRESPONDENT
THE CORRESPONDENT Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kriv Stenders Stars: Richard Roxburgh, Julian Maroun, Rahel Ramahn, Yael Stone, Mojean Aria, Fayssal Bazzi, Nic Cassim, Josh McConville. This powerful but grim drama from Australian director Kriv Stenders (Red Dog, etc) tells the true story of journalist Peter Greste who was jailed in Cairo in bogus charges of being involved with terrorism. His story …
DEATH OF A UNICORN
DEATH OF A UNICORN Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Alex Scharfmann Stars: Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E Grant, Tea Leoni, Will Poulter, Jessica Hynes, Steve Park, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani. Corporate lawyer Elliot Kintner (Paul Rudd) is driving through the Canadian Rockies to visit his boss Odell Leopold (Richard E Grant), the head of a large pharmaceutical company. Odell is dying of cancer, and …
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Alexandre de La Potelliere and Matthieu Delaporte Stars: Pierre Niney, Anais Demoustier, Patrick Mille, Laurent Lafitte, Bastien Bouillons, Pierfranceso Favino, Vassili Schneider, Julien De Saint Jean, Anamari Vartolomei, Adele Simphal, Julia De Bona. Alexandre Dumas’ classic sprawling tale of betrayal and revenge gets the epic treatment in this …
