Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Aaron Sorkin Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Chris O'Dowd, Bill Camp, Jeremy Strong, Graham Greene, J C Mackenzie, Brian d'arcy Jones, Natalie Krill, Jon Bass. Poker is not the most exciting of cinematic sports, although there have been a few great films set against the backdrop of poker, including Rounders, A Big Hand For A Little Lady, etc. And now we get Molly’s Game. The film is based on the memoir of Molly Bloom (played here by Jessica Chastain), a former Olympic Continue reading
MOLLY’S GAME
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Filed Under: biopic, Drama, Film Review, M Tagged With: aaron sorkin, adapted from a book, alan baumgarten, Bill Camp, Brian d'arcy Jones, charlotte bruus christensen, chris o'dowd, elliot graham, fbi, Graham Greene, greg king, idris elba, J C Mackenzie, Jeremy Strong, jessica chastain, Jon Bass, josh schaeffer, kevin costner, Michael Cera, molly bloom, molly's game, molly's game film review, Natalie Krill, poker, true story
STEVE JOBS
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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Danny Boyle Stars: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlbarg, Katherine Waterston, John Ortiz, Sarah Snook, Perla Haney-Jardine, Ripley Sobo, Makenzie Moss, Adam Shapiro. We have already had a couple of films about the late Steve Jobs, the iconic and revered founder of technology giant Apple who revolutionised the world of computers. We have had Alex Gibney's revealing documentary Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine, which screened at MIFF in 2015, and the recent biopic Jobs, starring a miscast Ashton Continue reading
Filed Under: biopic, Drama, Film Review, Musical, S Tagged With: aaron sorkin, Adam Shapiro, alwin h kuchler, apple, biopic, danny boyle, greg king, jeff daniels, John Ortiz, Kate Winslet, Katherine Waterston, Makenzie Moss, michael fassbender, Michael Stuhlbarg, Perla Haney-Jardine, Ripley Sobo, sarah snook, seth rogen, steve jobs, steve jobs film review, steve wozniak, walter isaacson