Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Daniel Espinosa Stars: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Jared Harris, Adria Arjona, Charlie Shotwell, Tyrese Gibson, Al Madrigal, Joseph Esson. The latest in the lineup of superhero stories brings us yet another dark and brooding origin story of a lesser known hero from the Marvel stable. Like Venom, Morbius is part of Sony’s offshoot of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and continues the studio’s trend of developing origin stories for second tier villains from the Spiderman stories. Dr Michael Morbius is another antihero drawn from the Continue reading
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jean-Marc Vallee Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Griffin Dunne. Matthew McConaughey continues the career renaissance that began with the courtroom drama The Lincoln Lawyer and continued with Killer Joe, The Paperboy and Mud, and a brief but telling appearance in Scorsese's The Wolf Of Wall Street. And now the heart throb actor, once renowned for his bland lightweight romantic comedies, delivers one of the more impressive performances of his career in this dramatised true story of Ron Woodroof, a hard drinking and Continue reading
TT 3D: CLOSER TO THE EDGE
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Richard De Aragues. Every year since 1907 the Isle of Man has hosted the Tourist Trophy, a motorcycle endurance race that has been recognised as the greatest motorcycle road race in the world. Competitors race around 60 miles of winding roads and small villages at speeds of up to 250km/h. The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is also amongst the most dangerous motorsport events, as over 200 people have died during the race or its practice runs, with many more being injured. This staggering statistic hangs over the film, Continue reading