THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: Felix von Groeningen and Charlotte VandermeerschStars: Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Lupo Barbiero, Cristiano Sassella, Filippo Timi, Andrea Palma, Francesco Palombelli, Elena Lietti, Elisabetta Mazzullo, Surakshya Panta. This bittersweet, beautifully shot and languidly paced drama exploring the friendship between Bruno and Pietro over the …
BEAUTIFUL BOY
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Felix van GroeningenStars: Steve Carell, Timothee Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Amy Ryan, Kue Lawrence, Jack Dylan Grazer.Sharing the same title as a John Lennon song (which Richard Dreyfuss sang to his hearing impaired son in Mr Holland’s Opus), this is a downbeat and grim, but ultimately inspiring cautionary tale of drug addiction, rehabilitation, relapse, and the huge …
