THE SUBSTANCE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Coralie Fargeat Stars: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Yann Bean, Tom Morton, Hugo Diego Garcia, Robin Greer. This is sure to be one of the most heavily discussed films of 2024. It doesn’t just dip its toe into the murky world of the body horror subgenre that is the preserve of filmmakers like David Cronenberg, but it dives right in head first. The …
A DOG’S PURPOSE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Lasse Hallstrom Stars: Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad, Peggy Lipton, Luke Kirby, John Ortiz, Bryce Gheisar, K J Apa, Britt Robertson, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Pooch Hall, Logan Miller. What is a dog’s purpose? Is it to provide companionship, to help us overcome grief and loneliness, or is it to help us find fulfilment and purpose in our own lives? These questions will be …
TRUTH
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: James Vanderbilt Stars: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Elizabeth Moss, Stacy Keach, Bruce Greenwood, Noni Hazlehurst, Dermot Mulroney, John Benjamin Hickey, David Lyons, Andrew McFarlane, Connor Burke, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Philip Quast, Steve Bastoni, Chris Mulkey, Martin Sacks, Nicholas Hope . All The President's Men stands as a touchstone procedural …
FOOTLOOSE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Craig Brewer Stars: Kenny Wormald, Miles Teller, Dennis Quaid, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell. This is one remake that actually is quite good. Dean Pritchford, who wrote the original Footloose in 1984, has tweaked his original script and made it contemporary and relevant for today’s audiences. Although Pritchford has beefed up some subplots, the story remains faithful …
SOUL SURFER
Soul Surfer Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Sean McNamara Stars: Annasophia Robb, Carrie Underwood, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid. From a young age, Bethany Hamilton (Annasophia Robb) had "salt water in her blood." Born into a family of surfers, the teenager was a surfing prodigy destined for greatness until a shark attack left her with only one arm. Based on Hamilton’s own memoir, Soul Surfer deals mainly …
