MIDAS MAN Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Joe Stephenson Stars: Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Eddie Marsan, Emily Watson, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Ed Speelers, Jonah Lees, Blake Richardson, Campbell Wallace, Leo Harvey-Elledge, Adam Lawrence, Darci Shaw, Jay Leno, Eddie Izzard. Most people are aware that Brian Epstein was the manager of The Beatles, and he steered them to global fame and success in the 60s changing …
THE CROW
THE CROW Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rupert Sanders Stars: Bill Skarsgard, FKA Twigs, Danny Huston, Sami Bouajila, Laura Birn, Isabella Wei, Josette Simon. An ugly mix of gothic superhero movie, love story and revenge drama with supernatural undertones, this is a pointless, unnecessary, dark and gratuitously violent reboot of Alex Proyas’ 1994 film The Crow. That film was, unfortunately, most notable …
KNEECAP
KNEECAP Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rich Peppiatt Stars: Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, J J Ó Dochartaigh, Michael Fassbender, Josie Walker, Simone Kirby, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best. Like Alan Parker’s fantastic 1991 drama The Commitments, Kneecap tells the story of an Irish band from humble working-class beginnings. But unlike that film, which was based on a Roddy …
BOOKWORM
BOOKWORM Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ant Timpson Stars: Nell Fisher, Elijah Wood, Michael Smiley, Vanessa Stacey, Morgan O'Reilly. Bookworm is the sophomore directorial feature from New Zealand filmmaker Ant Timpson, who is better known as a writer and producer on a number of weird and often gory horror film such as The Greasy Strangler and The ABCs Of Death, etc. Bookworm is more of a family friendly …
BOOKWORM – interview with ANT TIMPSON
BOOKWORM – interview with ANT TIMPSON By GREG KING In this family friendly drama from New Zealand filmmaker Ant Timpson, an 11-year-old girl named Mildred finds her world turned upside down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her while her mother is in hospital. He reluctantly agrees to take her camping to find a mythological beast known as the Canterbury …
IRIS AND THE MEN
IRIS AND THE MEN Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Caroline Vignal Stars: Laure Calamy, Vincent Elbaz, Suzanne De Baecque. Charming little French romcom that deals with some troubling themes albeit in a light fashion. Iris (played by Laure Calamy) is fifty and runs a successful dental practice in Paris but she seems to be experiencing a mid-life crisis. When the film opens Iris confesses her …
