Napoleon Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ridley Scott Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Rupert Everett, Tahar Rahim, Paul Rhys, Edouard Philipponnat, Miles Jupp, Sinead Cusack, Sam Troughton, Julian Wadham, Ian McNeice. Ridley Scott is, arguably, the best contemporary filmmaker still working today who has never won an Oscar, which is surprising considering his body of… Continue Reading »
BEAU IS AFRAID
Beau is Afraid Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ari Aster Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Parker Posey, Patti LuPone, Stephen McKinley Henderson Denis Menochet, Kylie Rogers, Richard Kind, Hayley Squires, Armen Nahapetian, Julia Antonelli, Bill Hader. A troubled man tries to get home for his mother’s funeral, but events conspire to delay his… Continue Reading »
C’MON C’MON
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mike Mills Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Woody Norman, Gaby Hoffman, Scoot McNairy. Writer and director Mike Mills (Beginners, etc) has produced an intelligent, sensitive and profound study of the human condition and the importance of connection. This is a slight and decidedly arthouse film that may not hold broad appeal. Johnny… Continue Reading »
DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Gus Van Sant Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black, Udo Kier, Kim Gordon, Beth Ditto, Mark Webber, Tony Greenhand, Carrie Brownstone. The late US cartoonist John Callahan is not a household name, and is largely unheard of outside of the United States, which makes this quirky and… Continue Reading »
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Lynne Ramsay Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alex Minette, Judith Roberts, John Doman. Glaswegian filmmaker Lynne Ramsay’s moody and grim films have always dealt with damaged characters (We Need To Talk About Kevin, etc) and difficult and confronting subject matter. Her fourth feature is no different. You Were Never Really… Continue Reading »
MARY MAGDALENE
Reviewed by Greg King Director: Garth Davis Stars: Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tahar Rahin, Denis Menochet, Tcheky Karyo, Ryan Corr. In the 50s, Biblical films were extremely popular, with sweeping epics like the Oscar winning Ben Hur and the spectacular The Ten Commandments scoring at the box office. These stories drawn from the… Continue Reading »