Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Elizabeth Banks Stars: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks, Patrick Stewart, Nat Faxon, Sam Claflin, Djimon Hounsou, Jonathan Tucker, Chris Pang, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Noah Centineo. The original Charlie’s Angels television series was a hit in the 70s and ran for five seasons from 1976-81. It depicted the exploits of three highly talented and well-trained female detectives who worked for the fictitious Charles Townsend Agency. This reboot is the third feature film version based on the original series, Continue reading
BRIGHTBURN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David Yarovesky Stars: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A Dunn, Matt Jones, Emma Hunter, Becky Wahlstrom, Meredith Hagner, Gregory Allen Williams. A mix of superhero movie, sci-fi and horror, Brightburn cleverly inverts the Superman myth. The film takes the familiar elements of the Superman story and inverts them, giving the material a more cynical and darker edge. Make no mistake this is fairly bleak stuff at times, with a downbeat ending. A spacecraft crashes to earth, landing near the farm of Tori (Elizabeth Banks, Continue reading
POWER RANGERS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Dean Israelite Stars: Dacre Montgomery, Elizabeth Banks, RJ Cyler, Naomi Scott, Ludi Lin, Becky G, Bryan Cranston, Bill Hader. A series about a group of teenagers given super powers by an alien, The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were popular on tv in the 90s. Created by Haim Saban, the show adapted some stock footage from a Japanese series as well as creating new adventures. There was also a feature length movie produced in 1995, and several spin offs, and a range of toy action figures, comic books and video games. Costing some Continue reading