Freelance Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Pierre Morel Stars: John Cena, Alison Brie, Juan Pablo Raba, Christian Slater, Marton Csokas, Alice Eve. This disposable formulaic action comedy comes from French filmmaker Pierre Morel, best known for putting Liam Neeson through his paces in the thriller Taken in 2008. Freelance stars former wrestler turned actor John Cena (Fast X, etc) as Mason Pettits, …
THE POST
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Steven Spielberg Stars: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Bruce Greenwood, Bradley Whitford, Tracy Letts, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Zach Woods, Pat Healy, Michael Stuhlbarg, Justin Swain. Steven Spielberg’s latest serious drama looks at true story behind the Washington Post’s publication …
THE DISASTER ARTIST
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: James Franco Stars: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie, Jacki Weaver, Melanie Griffith, Zac Efron, Bryan Cranston, Judd Apatow, Sharon Stone, Josh Hutcherson, Paul Scheer, Ari Graynor, Megan Mullally, Jason Mantzoukas, Hannibal Burress, Bob Odenkirk, Randall Park, Zoey Deutch. As with Tim Burton's glorious biopic about trashy …
HOW TO BE SINGLE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Christian Ditter Stars: Dakota Johnson, Alison Brie, Leslie Mann, Rebel Wilson, Anders Holm, Nicholas Braun, Jake Lacy, Jason Mantzoukas, Damon Wayans jr, Colin Jost. Anyone venturing in to see How To Be Single expecting another raunchy female centric comedy along the lines of Bridesmaids or Trainwreck will be bitterly disappointed with this formulaic and lightweight ensemble …
SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Leslye Headland Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Jason Mantzoukas, Adam Scott, Natasha Lyonne, Amada Peet, Adam Brody, Katherine Waterston, Andrea Savage. Judd Apatow has popularised the raunchy, sex-obsessed romantic comedy with his films like Knocked Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin, etc, and since then it seems as though every second romantic comedy needs to follow that template. …
GET HARD
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Etan Cohen Stars: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie, Craig T Nelson, Greg Germann, Edwina Findley, Ariana Neal, Erick Chavarria, Paul Ben-Victor, John Mayer, John Eyez, Tip T I Harris, Nito Lazrioza. This odd couple prison buddy comedy sadly misfires on all cylinders. James King (Will Ferrell) is a self-centred high flyer, a wealthy hedge fund manager who lives in a palatial …
