Filed Under: Interviews, M, P
by GREG KINGPork Pie is a fast paced road movie about three misfits who travel from one end of New Zealand to the other in a stolen mini Cooper. The film is a remake of New Zealand filmmaker Geoff Murphy’s seminal road movie which helped kick start the New Zealand film industry. Ironically this remake is directed by Murphy’s own son Matt, a …
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Filed Under: Comedy, Film Review, G
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Zach BraffStars: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin, Ann-Margret, Joey King, John Ortiz, Matt Dillon, Josh Pais, Christopher Lloyd, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Peter Serafinowicz, Kenan Thompson.We’ve seen a number of films recently about elderly people behaving badly and refusing to go gently into …
Filed Under: B, Drama, Family, Film Review, Musical
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Bill CondonStars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellan, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Audra McDonald, Nathan Mack, Hattie Morahan.Disney seem intent on remaking their back catalogue of classic animated films into live action films, …
Filed Under: Action, Film Review, T
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Antoine FuquaStars: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Peter Sarsgaard, Haley Bennett, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Matt Bomer, Luke Grimes, Cam Giogandet, Jonathan Joss, Mark Ashworth.John Sturges' classic 1960 western The Magnificent Seven made stars out of Steve …
Filed Under: Drama, Family, Film Review, P
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: David LoweryStars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley, Oona Laurence, Isiah Whitlock jr, Marcus Henderson.Disney seem intent on remaking live action versions of their back catalogue of animated classics, and we've had the likes of The Jungle Book, Alice In …
Filed Under: Action, B, Drama, Film Review
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Timur BekmambetovStars: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman, Pilou Asbaek, Rodrigo Snatoro, Nazanin Boniadi, Ayelet Zurer, Moises Arias.Despite the success of Ridley Scott's Gladiator and Mel Gibson's visceral The Passion Of The Christ, the lavish big budget Biblical epic and sword and sandals …