PROJECT HAIL MARY Reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: Phil Lord and Christopher MillerStars: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Huller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, Milana Vayntrub, Priya Kansara.The term “Hail Mary” derives from American football and refers to a desperate, last ditch play that would win the game. It was originally coined in the 1930s.Middle school science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) …
IRON LUNG
IRON LUNG Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Mark FischbachStars: Mark Fischbach, Caroline Rose Kaplan, Troy Baker, Elsie Lovelock, Elle LaMont, Jacksepticeye, Isaac McKee, Mick Lauer, David Pettitt, Alanah Pearce, Rahul Kohli, Valkyrae, Ethan Nestor, Mika Midgett, David Szymanski.The sci-fi horror film Iron Lung spent a couple of weeks at the top of the US Box Office charts, so it is obvious that there are …
THE BEST FILMS OF 2025.
by GREG KINGA COMPLETE UNKNOWN is a compelling biopic that covers the early period of Dylan’s career, from his arrival in New York in 1961, as a nineteen-year-old, through to his controversial appearance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 when he played electric guitar accompanied by a backing band for the first time, which caused a furore amongst the traditional folk set. Timothee Chalamet (Wonka, etc) …
THE RUNNING MAN
THE RUNNING MAN Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Edgar WrightStars: Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Michael Cera, Lee Pace, William H Macy, Colman Domingo, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Sean Hayes, Katy O'Brian, David Zayas, Sandra Dickinson, Debi Mazar.This is a remake of the 1987 dystopian sci-fi action film of the same name that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, but I preferred the original to this …
PREDATOR: BADLANDS
PREDATOR: BADLANDS Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Dan TrachtenbergStars: Dimitrius Schuster-Koulomatangi, Elle Fanning, Michael Homik, Reuben de Jong, Cameron Brown, Rohinal Nayaran.The Predator saga began in 1987 with the sci-fi action thriller that pitted Arnold Schwarzenegger and a special forces team against the Youtja, a technologically advanced extraterrestrial creature in the jungles of Central …
BUGONIA
BUGONIA Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Yorgos LanthimosStars: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Alicia Silverstone, Stavros Halkias.More inventive bravura weirdness from Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things, etc). The black sci-fi/kidnap comedy thriller Bugonia is loosely based on the little seen 2003 Korean film Save The Green Planet from Jang Joon-hwan, but co-screenwriter Will Tracy (The …
