THE GREAT ESCAPER reviewed by GREG KING Director: Oliver Parker Stars: Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson, John Standing, Danielle Vitalis, Will Fletcher, Elliot Norman, Laura Marcus, Wolf Kahler, Victor Oshin. A tinge of nostalgia permeates this heartwarming drama which is the final film for two-time Oscar winning and Tony award winning actress the late Glenda Jackson,… Continue Reading »
THE ROOSTER
THE ROOSTER reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mark Leonard Winter Stars: Hugo Weaving, Phoenix Raei, John Waters, Rhys Mitchell, Robert Menzies. Acclaimed actor Mark Leonard Winter (The Dressmaker, etc) makes his feature film directorial debut with this bleak and challenging character study about two broken men who form an unlikely connection. The Rooster explores themes… Continue Reading »
THE COLOR PURPLE
THE COLOR PURPLE reviewed by GREG KING Director: Blitz Bazawule Stars: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Deon Cole, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Louis Gossett Jr., Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Ciara, Jon Batiste, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, David Alan Grier, Elizabeth Marvel, Whoopi Goldberg. Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning 1982 novel The Color Purple was filmed by Steven Spielberg in 1985. It was regarded… Continue Reading »
THE IRON CLAW
THE IRON CLAW reviewed by GREG KING Director: Sean Durkin Stars: Zac Efron, Holt McCallanay, Harris Dickinson, Jeremy Allen White, Lily James, Maura Tierney, Stanley Simons, Chavo Guerrero jr, Kevin Anton, Michael Harney, Aaron Dean Eisenberg. A staple of the sport of wrestling in the 1980s, the Von Erich dynasty was one of the most… Continue Reading »
THE HOLDOVERS
THE HOLDOVERS reviewed by GREG KING Director: Alexander Payne Stars: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston, Andrew Garman, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Naheem Garcia, Stephen Thorne, Tate Donovan, Gillian Vigman, Darby Lily Lee-Stack. Christmas 1970. Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) is an irascible and curmudgeonly teacher of ancient civilizations… Continue Reading »
THE BOYS IN THE BOAT
THE BOYS IN THE BOAT reviewed by GREG KING Director: George Clooney Stars: Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Sam Strike, Peter Guinness, Hadley Robinson, Luke Slattery, Jack Mulhern, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Courtney Henggeler, James Wolk, Chris Diamantopoulos. Yet another crowd-pleasing underdog sports story from Hollywood, The Boys In The Boat is a dramatisation of the… Continue Reading »