THE DRAMA Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Kristoffer BorgliStars: Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Althe, Alana Haim, Sydney Lemmon, Hannah Gross, Jordyn Cruet, Michael Abbott jr, Zoe Winters, Hailey Benton Gates.There have been many movies that have focused on weddings to explore important issues, flawed characters, family dynamics, or just poke fun at one of the oldest social conventions. Movies set …
THEY WILL KILL YOU
THEY WILL KILL YOU Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Kirill SolokovStars: Zazie Beetz, Patricia Arquette, Heather Graham, Tom Felton, Myha’la Herrold, Paterson Joseph.There is plenty of carnage, blood and gore to be found in this savage, violent but thoroughly enjoyable black comedy/horror hybrid.Fresh out of prison, Asia Reaves (Zazie Beetz, from the Deadpool, etc) lands a job as a maid at the Virgil, …
THE PLAGUE
THE PLAGUE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Charlie PolingerStars: Everett Blunck, Joel Edgerton, Kenny Rasmussen, Kayo Martin, Lucas Adler, Caden Burris, Elliott Heffernan, Lennox Espy, Kolton Lee.This coming-of-age psychological drama that treats the emotional anxiety-ridden minefield of adolescence almost as a horror story.The film is set in 2003 and takes place at the Tom Lerner Water Polo Camp …
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Mona FastvoldStars: Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Christopher Abbott, Tim Blake-Nelson, David Cale, Matthew Beard, Viola Prettejohn.Set in the eighteenth century, this epic film follows the life Ann Lee (played here by Amanda Seyfried, recently seen in the thriller The Housemaid), the founder of the Shakers, a religious cult …
IMAGINE – INTERVIEW WITH TYSON YUNKAPORTA
IMAGINE – Interview with TYSON YUNKAPORTABy GREG KINGImagine is an animated film that follows a young girl named Kim on an adventure into a magical realm, accompanied by a dog named Jeff and the spirits of aboriginal elders. The film’s genesis lies in the COVID lockdowns. The film was codirected by Jack Manning Bancroft and Tyson Yunkaporta. Tyson spoke with Greg about the genesis of the film, its themes …
THE CHORAL
THE CHORAL Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Nicholas HytnerStars: Ralph Fiennes, Mark Adday, Roger Allam, Alun Armstrong, Robert Emms, Amara Okereke, Jacob Dudman, Oliver Briscombe, Shaun Thomas, Taylor Uttley, Emily Fairn, Simon Russell Beale.The Choral is the fourth collaboration between playwright Alan Bennett (The Lady In The Van, etc) and director Nicholas Hytner (The History Boys, etc) in a …
