Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Joe Wright Stars: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison jr, Ben Mendelsohn, Monica Dolan, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua James. French playwright Edmond Rostand first wrote his famous play Cyrano de Bergerac in 1897, and it has been performed many times since. There have even been numerous film versions, the most famous… Continue Reading »
DARKEST HOUR
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Joe Wright Stars: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn, Ronald Pickup, Stephen Dillane, Samuel West, Adrian Rawlings, David Strathairn. Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour is the second high profile film this year to explore the controversial war time record of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who has been… Continue Reading »
PAN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Joe Wright Stars: Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Levi Miller, Amanda Seyfried, Nonso Anozie, Kathy Burke, Adeel Akhtar, Bronson Webb, Cara Delvingne, Paul Kaye. J M Barrie first created the character of Peter Pan, the boy who could fly and who never grew up, back in 1902. He then… Continue Reading »
HANNA
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Joe Wright Stars: Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, Tom Hollander. If there was a genre for art house action movies, then Hanna would stand as the definitive example. This bruising, intelligent, suspenseful, visceral and fast-paced spy thriller from British director Joe Wright (best known for his art house hits… Continue Reading »
