MEAN GIRLS Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez jr Stars: Angourie Rice, Renee Rapp, Auli’l Cravalho, Jacquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Jon Hamm, Busy Phillips, Lindsay Lohan, Ashley Park, Mahi Alam, Connor Ratliff, Brian Altemus. Released in cinemas to coincide with the twentieth anniversary… Continue Reading »
THE DIVE
The Dive Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Maximilian Erlenwein Stars: Sophie Lowe, Louisa Krause. Another formulaic survival story, The Dive is an unnecessary remake of the little seen 2020 Norwegian drama Breaking Surface, and it adds little that is new or surprising. Sisters Drew (Australian actress Sophie Lowe, from the tv miniseries Romper Stomper, etc)… Continue Reading »
RETRIBUTION
Retribution Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Nimrod Antal Stars: Liam Neeson, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Modine, Jack Champion, Lilly Aspell, Noma Dumezweni, Arian Moayed. This claustrophobic action thriller combines elements of Speed with any one of half a dozen of Liam Neeson’s formulaic angry vigilante hero films of the past decade. A B-grade thriller, Retribution is… Continue Reading »
HAUNTED MANSION
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Justin Simien Stars: LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny De Vito, Jared Leto, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chase W Dillon, Creek Wilson, Charity Jordan. Disney seems to be lacking in creativity at the moment because all they seem to produce are live action remakes of their animated classics,… Continue Reading »
THE GUILTY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Antoine Fuqua Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Christina Vidal, Adrian Martinez, Riley Keough, Peter Skarsgaard, Ethan Hawke, Paul Dano, Eli Goree, Christiana Montoya. “Broken people save broken people.” Joe Baylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a cop who has been demoted for some unspecified incident and is now working night shifts at the Los… Continue Reading »
A STAR IS BORN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bradley Cooper Stars: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Anthony Ramos, Sam Elliott, Rafi Gavron, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Chappelle, Ron Rifkin, Barry Shabaka Henley, Alec Baldwin, Greg Grunberg, Drena De Niro, Lukas Nelson. This is the fourth version of the classic story that was first filmed in 1937 with Frederick March… Continue Reading »