Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Michael Clancy Stars: Ray Romano, Hank Azaria, Debra Winger, Zooey Deschanel, Jesse Bradford, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, Kelly Preston, Glenne Headly, Rip Torn This mordantly funny black comedy about death and the dysfunctional family comes from first time feature film director Michael Clancy, and its semi-autobiographical nature has a painful… Continue Reading »
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FREMONT
FREMONT Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Babak Jalali Stars: Anaita Wali Zada, Gregg Turkington, Jeremy Allen White, Eddie Tang, Jennifer McKay, Hilda Schmelling, Siddique Ahmed, Taban Ibraz, Boots Riley. Fremont is the fourth feature from Iranian born filmmaker Babak Jalali. This low budget, low key independent drama follows Donya (played by newcomer Anaita Wali Zada),… Continue Reading »
FREUD’S LAST SESSION
FREUD’S LAST SESSION Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Matt Brown Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode, Liv Lisa Fries, Jodi Balfour, Jeremy Northam. September 1939. WWII has erupted across Europe as Neville Chamberlain announces that Britain is at war with Germany. In London on a rainy and dreary afternoon, famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (who had fled… Continue Reading »
JEANNE DU BARRY
JEANNE DU BARRY Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Maiwenn Stars: Maiwenn, Johnny Depp, Melvil Poupard, Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard, Pauline Pollmann, Thibault Bonenfant, Noemie Lvovsky, Pascal Greggory, Diego Le Fur, Loli Bahia. A visually sumptuous and lavish costume drama this film depicts the life of the eponymous Jeanne Du Barry, who rose from a peasant… Continue Reading »