THE PENGUIN LESSONS Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Peter CattaneoStars: Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, Bjorn Gustafsson, Vivian El Jaber, Alfonsina Carrocio, Diego Herrera.No, this is not a documentary about the consequences of Donald Trump’s reckless and unnecessary 10% tariffs imposed on Heard and Mcdonald Islands, largely uninhabited islands near Antarctica populated by a colony of penguins. Rather …
THE RULE OF JENNY PEN
THE RULE OF JENNY PEN Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: James AshcroftStars: John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, George Henare, Ginette McDonald, Ian Mune, Thomas Sainbury, Maaka Pohatu, Hilary Norris.This bizarre, offbeat and slightly bonkers low budget psychological horror drama from New Zealand is largely set within the confines of the Royal Pine Mews nursing home. Arrogant judge Stefan Mortensen …
THE ALTO KNIGHTS
THE ALTO KNIGHTS Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Barry LevinsonStars: Robert De Niro, Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis, Kathrine Narducci, Michael Rispoli, Wallace Langham.The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Goodfellas, Once Upon A Time In America, Casino are amongst the great epic gangster movies from Hollywood in the past fifty years. While The Alto Knights follows in their footsteps it somehow falls …
THE RETURN
THE RETURN Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Uberto PasoliniStars: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari, Angela Molina, Claudio Santamaria, Tom Rhys Harries, Amir Wilson, Ayman Al Aboud, Francesco Bianchi, Nicolas Retrivi, Bruno Cassandra, Cosimo Desii.Uberto Pasolini’s The Return takes one of the final chapters in Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey and gives it a fresh perspective. …
THE MONKEY
THE MONKEY Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Osgood PerkinsStars: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O'Brien, Elijah Wood, Sarah Levy, Rohan Campbell, Osgood Perkins, Adam Scott, Danica Dreyer, Nicco Del Rio, Shafin Karim.This enjoyable blackly comic splatter horror film is another film featuring a possessed killer toy, a subgenre that has included films such as Child’s Play and M3gan. …
THE LAST SHOWGIRL
THE LAST SHOWGIRL Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Gia CoppolaStars: Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Billie Lourd, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka, Jason Schwartzman. This is a fine companion piece for The Substance in that both films deal with the treatment of women over a certain age in the unforgiving world of the entertainment business, an industry that values youth and beauty above …
