Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kathryn Bigelow Stars: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Jack Reynor, Ben O’Toole, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimer, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever, John Krasinski, Anthony Mackie, Jason Mitchell. The latest film from Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, etc) is a searing drama set in Detroit, Michigan, in the summer of 1967. This was… Continue Reading »
THE NIGHT BEFORE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jonathan Levine Stars: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Michael Shannon, Lizzy Caplan, Mindy Kaling, Jillian Bell, Helen Yorke, Ilana Glazer, Aaron Hill, Tracy Morgan, James Franco, Miley Cyrus, Lorraine Toussant, Randall Park. The Night Before is not your typical feel good Christmas Eve fable. Rather this R-rated comedy… Continue Reading »
ANT-MAN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Peyton Reed Stars: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Michael Pena, Abby Ryder Fortson, Martin Donovan, Anthony Mackie, David Dasmalchian, T I Harris, Wood Harris, Hayley Atwell, John Slattery. He may well be the smallest superhero in the Marvel stable, but Ant-man punches above… Continue Reading »
WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER?
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mike Mylod Stars: Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Dave Annable, Ari Graynor, Martin Freeman, Zachary Quinto, Andy Shamberg, Anthony Mackie, Thomas Lennon, Chris Pratt. What’s Your Number? is the latest in the long line of potty-mouthed raunchy romantic comedies, following on the heels of Friends With Benefits, No Strings Attached, and… Continue Reading »
REAL STEEL
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Shawn Levy Stars: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis, James Rebhorn. Real Steel is essentially an adolescent boy’s fantasy movie about giant boxing robots. But thankfully it lacks the noise, chaos, extravagant visual effects and bombastic approach of Michael Bay’s Transformers trilogy. Real… Continue Reading »
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: George Nolfi Stars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp, John Slattery, Anthony Mackie. There have been some great movies based on stories written by prolific, Hugo-Award winning sci-fi writer Phillip K Dick – Minority Report, Total Recall, the animated A Scanner Darkly, and of course the classic Blade Runner. But… Continue Reading »
