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 the height of civil unrest and riots in major US cities, stemming from decades of racial inequality and injustice. In July 1967, a five-day riot erupted in the eponymous city following a police raid on an illegal Continue reading
DETROIT
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Filed Under: D, Drama, Film Review Tagged With: 1967, Algee Smith, anthony mackie, barry aykroyd, Ben O'Toole, civil rights, detroit, detroit film review, greg king, Hannah Murray, Jack Reynor, Jacob Latimer, Jason Mitchell, John Boyega, john krasinski, Kaitlyn Dever, kathryn bigelow, mark boal, race riots, racism, true story, will poulter
JASON BOURNE
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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paul Greengrass Stars: Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent Cassel, Riz Ahmed, Julia Stiles, Gregg Henry, Ato Essendoh, Scott Shepherd, Bill Camp. The film adaptations of Robert Ludlum's novels about Jason Bourne, an amnesiac assassin trying to piece together his own identity while outrunning and outgunning assassins was very influential in shaping and reinvigorating the Bond franchise as well as inspiring action films like Taken and its ilk. Nine years ago, following The Bourne Ultimatum, Matt Damon, the star of Continue reading
Filed Under: Action, Adventure, Film Review, J Tagged With: alicia vikander, Ato Essendoh, barry aykroyd, Bill Camp, greg king, Gregg Henry, jason bourne, jason bourne film review, julia stiles, Matt Damon, paul greengrass, riz ahmed, robert ludlum, Scott Shepherd, spy thriller, tommy lee jones, vincent cassel
