GLADIATOR II Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ridley Scott Stars: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Tim McInnerny, Derek Jacobi, Rory McCann, Matt Lucas, Yuval Gonen, Peter Mensah. Gladiator was a great movie, and even though it entertained us it didn’t really need a sequel. But here we are, 24 years later with Gladiator II. Written by David …
THE EQUALIZER 3
The Equalizer 3 Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Antoine Fuqua Stars: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, David Denman, Remo Girone, Eugenio Mastrandrea, Andrea Scarduzio, Andrea Dodero, Gaia Scodellaro. This is the third and probably final film in the revamped series based on the 1980s television series that starred Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a former government agent who makes up for his dark past …
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Joel Coen Stars: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Brendan Gleeson, Kathryn Hunter, Alex Hassall, Henry Melling, Bertie Carvel, Corey Hawkins, Stephen Root, Moses Ingram. Shakespeare’s shortest but bloodiest play has been adapted to the stage and screen many times – there have been numerous film and tv adaptations throughout the years - and Verdi even wrote an opera …
THE EQUALIZER 2
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Antoine Fuqua Stars: Denzel Washington, Ashton Sanders, Melissa Leo, Bill Pullman, Pedro Pascal, Orson Bean, Jonathan Scarfe, Sakina Jaffrey. Denzel Washington has certainly starred in his fair share of remakes lately, with Man On Fire, The Manchurian Candidate, The Taking Of Pelham 1-2-3 and The Magnificent Seven to name a few. But in his storied career he has never …
FENCES
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Denzel Washington Stars: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby, Jovan Adepo, Saniyya Sidney. Pittsburgh in the 1950s. Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) is a middle-aged man struggling to get by, and he is bitter and resentful of his past, his failures and missed opportunities. He spent some time in prison, and his baseball …
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Antoine Fuqua Stars: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Peter Sarsgaard, Haley Bennett, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Matt Bomer, Luke Grimes, Cam Giogandet, Jonathan Joss, Mark Ashworth. John Sturges' classic 1960 western The Magnificent Seven made stars out of Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and James Coburn (who all later appeared in …
