Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rob Marshall Stars: Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp, Billy Magnusson, Lilla Crawford, Daniel Huddlestone, MacKenzie Mauzy, Christine Baranski, Tracey Ullman, Frances de la Tour. It’s taken nearly 27 years for Hollywood to bring Into The Woods to the screen, but ultimately this film… Continue Reading »
THE GIVER
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Phillip Noyce Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Meryl Streep, Cameron Monaghan. A lot of young adult novels and their subsequent film adaptations now seem to be following a formula and a well established template. Sometime after an apocalyptic event (war, virus, whatever)… Continue Reading »
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: John Wells Stars: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper, Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Margo Martindale, Sam Shepard, Dermot Mulroney, Juliette Lewis, Julianne Nicholson. If two hours of watching a dysfunctional family yelling and tearing strips off each other is your thing, then this adaptation of Tracy Lett’s acclaimed drama August:… Continue Reading »
ONE TRUE THING
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Carl Franklin Stars: Meryl Streep, Renee Zellweger, William Hurt, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham, Nicky Katt, Gerrit Graham, Mary Catherine Wright, Hallee Hirsh, Patrick Breen. Adapted from Anna Quindlen’s acclaimed novel, One True Thing is the latest film in the terminal disease cum moving women’s melodrama genre (Stepmom, Beaches, etc).… Continue Reading »
MARVIN’S ROOM
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jerry Zaks Stars: Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Hal Scardino, Gwen Verdon, Hume Cronyn, Dan Hedaya, Margo Martindale, Cynthia Nixon. Showcasing some strong performances from a stellar cast, the wonderful tear jerker Marvin’s Room is a marvellously written, rich and honest drama that should not be… Continue Reading »