Bank of Dave Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Chris FogginStars: Rory Kinnear, Joel Fry, Alexandra Dynevor, Hugh Bonneville, Cicely Tyson, Drew Cain, Naomi Battrick, Jo Hartley, Def Leppard.This feelgood underdog tale is based on the true story of Dave Fishwick, a businessman from Burnley, one of the most deprived towns in northern England caught in a spiral of neglect. Dave became wealthy from …
BANK OF DAVE – interview with Dave Fishwick
by GREG KINGBANK OF DAVE – interview with Dave Fishwick Bank Of Dave is a feelgood variation on the classic David vs Goliath underdog story. The film centres on Dave Fishwick, a businessman in the town of Burnley who wanted to open his own high street bank, but had to contend with the underhanded tactics of the major financial institutions of Britain as they tried to stop him establishing the first new …
TRESPASS AGAINST US
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Adam SmithStars: Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson, Sean Harris, Rory Kinnear, Lyndsey Marshal, Kacie Anderson, Georgie Smith.The Cutlers are a crime family that live a gypsy-like lifestyle and live in a makeshift caravan park in the countryside of Gloucestershire. They rob stately homes through a series of daring smash and grab raids. And the local police seem unable …
SPECTRE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Sam Mendes Stars: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott, Rory Kinnear, Monica Belluci, Jesper Christensen.I thought that Skyfall was one of the best Bond movies of the past fifty years, so I was eagerly looking forward to the latest instalment in this long running franchise. After all, Skyfall director …
MAN UP
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ben Palmer Stars: Lake Bell, Simon Pegg, Rory Kinnear, Sharon Horgan, Ophelia Lovibond, Olivia Williams, Harriet Walter, Ken Stott, Stephen Campbell Moore, Henry Lloyd-Hughes.There have been a lot of romantic comedies hitting our screens of late, and unfortunately most of them are either too formulaic, mean spirited or too raunchy. Which is why Man Up proves to be a nice surprise …
THE IMITATION GAME
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Morten TyldumStars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Charles Dance, Mark Strong, Matthew Beard, James Cairncross, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Steven Waddington, James Northcote, Alex Lawther, Jack Bannon.The Imitation Game is a gripping WWII drama about a group of British boffins brought together by the War Office to try and crack the German's …
