THE BOYS IN THE BOAT reviewed by GREG KING Director: George Clooney Stars: Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Sam Strike, Peter Guinness, Hadley Robinson, Luke Slattery, Jack Mulhern, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Courtney Henggeler, James Wolk, Chris Diamantopoulos. Yet another crowd-pleasing underdog sports story from Hollywood, The Boys In The Boat is a dramatisation of the true story of how the junior rowing …
MASTER GARDENER
MASTER GARDENER reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paul Schrader Stars: Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Quintessa Swindell, Esai Morales, Victoria Hill, Jared Bankens, Rick Cosnett. Paul Schrader’s nihilistic films have often explored troubled men and outsiders with a violent past who are seeking redemption for their past deeds. Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton) is one such man, hiding from the demons of his …
BOY ERASED
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Joel Edgerton Stars: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Flea, Joe Alwyn, Troye Sivan, Xavier Dolan, William Ngo. This is the second film to hit our screens in as many months to deal with the controversial subject of gay conversion therapy and the potential damage it can cause among the vulnerable and confused teens it aims to help. The first was Desiree …
RED SPARROW
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Francis Lawrence Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Shoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons, Ciaran Hinds, Joely Richardson, Bill Camp, Mary-Louise Parker, Douglas Hodge, Sergei Polunin, Thekla Reuten. A violent and brutal spy thriller, Red Sparrow follows quickly on the heels of last year’s tough Atomic Blonde, and …
IT COMES AT NIGHT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Trey Edwardes Shults Stars: Joel Edgerton, Carme Ejogo, Kelvin Harrison jr, Christopher Abbott, Riley Keogh, Griffin Robert Faulkner. Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the woods comes this extremely low budget horror film from the US. It Comes At Night is not your traditional slasher/monster horror film but it is surprisingly effective and unsettling. It …
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jeff Nichols Stars: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Adam Driver, Sam Shepard, Bill Camp. Jeff Nichols' previous two films - Take Shelter and Mud - were impressive and established his reputation as a director to watch. Mud in particular was a southern Gothic thriller that cemented Matthew McConaughey's reputation as a serious dramatic actor and …
