Saltburn Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Emerald Fennell Stars: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Archie Madekwe, Richard E Grant, Rosamund Pike, Alison Oliver, Paul Rhys, Will Gibson, Carey Mulligan The sophomore feature from writer/director Emerald Fennell, who won an Oscar for her screenplay for 2020’s Promising Young Woman, Saltburn is a dark comedy thriller about obsession,… Continue Reading »
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
The Banshees of Inisherin Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Martin McDonagh Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Gary Lydon, Sheila Flitton, Brid Ni Neachtain, Pat Shortt. The fourth film from Irish playwright turned filmmaker Martin McDonagh, The Banshees Of Inisherin reunites the acclaimed director with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, the two… Continue Reading »
AMERICAN ANIMALS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bart Layton Stars: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd, Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk, Betty Jean Gooch. In 2004, four bored college students attempted a brazen heist in which they set out to steal $12million worth of rare and valuable books from the… Continue Reading »
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Stars: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Alicia Silverstone, Bill Camp, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Racahel McAdams. More weirdness from idiosyncratic Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, who recently gave us the absurdist, dystopian social critique The Lobster. His films do well on the festival circuit, but have also increasingly… Continue Reading »
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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Yann Demarge Stars: Jack O’Connell, Sean Harris, Richard Dormer, Sam Reid, Charlie Murphy, Killian Scott, Barry Keoghan. Sectarian violence erupted in Northern Ireland in the early 70s as the bitter conflict between Catholics and Protestants began to spiral out of control. British troops were sent in to try and maintain… Continue Reading »
