THE THREE MUSKETEERS PART 1: D'ARTAGNAN Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Martin BourboulonStars: Francois Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Pio Marmai, Eva Green, Vicky Krieps, Lyna Khoudri, Eric Ruf, Louis Garrel, Marc Barbe, Julien Fison. Alexandre Dumas’ swashbuckling novel depicting the adventures of Louis XIII’s titular musketeers was first published in 1844, and it has been adapted multiple …
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Tim BurtonStars: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purcell, Samuel L Jackson, Chris O'Dowd, Judi Dench, Rupert Everett, Milo Parker, Terence Stamp, Kim Dickens, Allison Janney, Finlay MacMillan, Lauren McCrostie. Harry Potter meets X-Men on Groundhog Day?For years Jake Portman (Asa Butterfield, from Hugo, etc) has heard fantastic stories from his grandfather Abe (Terence …
300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Noam Murro Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, David Wenham, Eva Green, Rodrigo Santoro, Lena Headey, Jack O'Connell.Hollywood must have squandered all of its reserves of fake blood for this overly violent and visually ugly and cliched follow up to Zack Snyder's 2006 epic 300, which redefined the action genre. Snyder (300, Sucker Punch, etc) is a hack director with an over the top …
