TWO TICKETS TO GREECE reviewed by GREG KING Director: Marc Fitoussi Stars: Laure Calamy, Olivia Cote, Kristin Scott Thomas, Alexandre Desrousseaux, Panos Koronis. Former childhood best friends Blandine (Olivia Cote, from The Rose Maker, etc) and Margalie (Laure Calamy, from Antoinette In The Cevennes, etc) reunite after thirty years and head off for a dream… Continue Reading »
THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS
THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Felix von Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch Stars: Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Lupo Barbiero, Cristiano Sassella, Filippo Timi, Andrea Palma, Francesco Palombelli, Elena Lietti, Elisabetta Mazzullo, Surakshya Panta. This bittersweet, beautifully shot and languidly paced drama exploring the friendship between Bruno and Pietro over the course of four… Continue Reading »
THE OLD OAK
The Old Oak Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ken Loach Stars: Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson, Trevor Fox, Chris McGlade, Col Tait, Chrissie Robinson, Chris Gotts, Jen Patterson, Arthur Oxley, Joe Armstrong, Andy Dawson. This is widely regarded as likely to be the final film from revered 86-year-old British director Ken Loach, who for… Continue Reading »
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES Reviewed by GREG KING. Director: Francis Lawrence Stars: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Fionnula Flanagan, Burn Gorman, Ashley Liao, Max Raphael, Josh Andreas Rivera, Mackenzie Lansing, Jason Schwartzman, Athena Strates, Nick Benson, Ayomide Adegun, Luna Steeples. It has been eight years… Continue Reading »
THE KILLER
The Killer Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David Fincher Stars: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, Gabriel Polanco, Kerry O’Malley. Written by Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en, etc) and based on Alexis Nolent’s graphic novel of the same name The Killer is a neo-noir thriller that eschews most of the… Continue Reading »
THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER
The Exorcist: Believer Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David Gordon Green Stars: Leslie Odom jr, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Nettles, Ann Dowd, Raphael Sbarge, Lydia Jewett, Olivia O’Neill, Tracey Graves, E J Bonilla. Even fifty years after its release, 1973’s The Exorcist remains one of the best, most influential and scariest films from the popular 70s… Continue Reading »