Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jason Bateman Stars: Jason Bateman, Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken, Maryann Plunkett, Kathryn Hahn, Michael Chernus, Harris Yulin, Josh Pais, Jason Butler Harner, Mackenzie Brooke Smith, Linda Edmond, Jack McCarthy, Kyle Donnery, Taylor Rose. This was one of two films I saw at MIFF about unorthodox, dysfunctional and troubled families –… continue reading »
EDDIE THE EAGLE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Dexter Fletcher Stars: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Tim McInnerny, Keith Allen, Jo Hartley, Christopher Walken, Jim Broadbent, Edvin Endre, Iris Berben, Mark Benton, Rune Temte, Ania Sowinski. White men can’t ski jump? The 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics have already given us one feel good underdog story with the Jamaican bobsled… continue reading »
THE JUNGLE BOOK
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jon Favreau Stars: Neel Sethi, voices of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Esposito, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong’o, Garry Shandling. Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale of Mowgli, the orphan boy raised in the jungle by wolves, has been told many times on screen before, most notably in the… continue reading »
JERSEY BOYS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Clint Eastwood Stars: Johnny Lloyd Young, Vincent Piazza, Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda, Christopher Walken, Mike Doyle, Joey Russell, Steve Schrippa, Donnie Kehr, Barry Livingston, Freya Tingley, Renee Marino. “I’m gonna be as big as Sinatra,” a young Frank Valli boasts to Mary, who becomes his first wife. And he did… continue reading »
TOUCH
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paul Schrader Stars: Christopher Walken, Bridget Fonda, Skeet Ulrich, Tom Arnold, Gina Gershon, Janeane Garofalo, Lolita Davidovich, Paul Mazursky, Anthony Zerbe, Mason Adams Running Time: 102 minutes. It’s hard to be a saint in the city, especially when con men, slick hustlers and a particularly voracious media expect you to… continue reading »
THE FUNERAL
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Abel Ferrara Stars: Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Vincent Gallo, Isabella Rossellini, Annabella Sciorra, Paul Hipp Running Time: 98 minutes. Few contemporary film-makers depict the shattering violence of New York’s mean streets with quite the same ferocity and intensity as maverick director Abel Ferrara (Fear City, The King… continue reading »
