Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Panah PanahiStars: Panteas Panahiha, Hassan Madjooni, Amin Simsar, Rayan Sarlak.An Iranian family of four head out for a road trip. In the car is the mother (Pantea Panahiha), the father Khosro (Hassan Madjooni) whose leg is in a cast, their elder son Farid (Amin Simsar) who is quite reserved and says little, and their youngest son (Rayan Sarlak), a curious, precocious and …
POP AYE
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Kirsten TanStars: Thaneth Warakulnakrah, Penpak Sirkul,Yukonturn Sukkijja, Chaiwat Khumdee.A quirky and gentle road movie from Thailand, Pop Aye is sure to please audiences of a certain age or sensibility.Middle aged architect Thana (Thaneth Warakulnakrah) is in the midst of a mid-life crisis. He is fed up with his job and his …
AMERICAN HONEY
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Andrea ArnoldStars: Sasha Lane, Shia LeBeouf, Riley Keough.British filmmaker Andrea Arnold has given us a sometimes bleak view on listless British youth with films like Fish Tank, but with her latest film she has turned her discerning view on America. We are introduced to a motley crew of youngsters who travel around America's midwest selling magazine subscriptions door …
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 …
HOT PURSUIT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Anne Fletcher Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara, Matthew Del Negro, Michael Mosley, Robert Kazinsky, John Carroll Lynch, Richard T Jones, Joaquin Casio, Jim Gaffigan, Benny Nieves, Michael Ray Escamilla, Mike Birbiglia.Not to be confused with the 1987 comedy of the same name that starred a young John Cusack, this unoriginal and lacklustre action comedy is largely a …
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: George Miller Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, John Howard, Josh Helman, Zoe Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Richard Carter, Angus Sampson, Megan Gale, Melissa Jaffer, Gillian Jones, Joy Smithers, Quentin Kenihan, Richard Norton.It's been thirty years since we last heard from "Mad Max" Rockatansky, in the average Beyond Thunderdome, the …
