COMPANION Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Drew HancockStars: Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén, Rupert Friend, Jaboukie Young-White, Matthew J. McCarthy, Marc Menchaca, Woody Fu.It is best to approach the sci-fi horror comedy Companion without knowing too much about it beforehand so as not to ruin its many surprises. The film opens with a black screen and …
A SIMPLE FAVOUR
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Paul FeigStars: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, Jean Smart, Linda Cardellini, Andrew Randells, Danielle Bourgon, Dustin Milligan, Rupert Friend.This twisted, darkly comic female centric noir like thriller marks a change of pace for director Paul Feig, who is best known for his female centric comedies like the raucous …
THE DEATH OF STALIN
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Armando IannucciStars: Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Simon Russell Beale, Michael Palin, Jason Isaacs, Andrea Riseborough, Paddy Considine, Olga Kurylenko, Adrian McLoughlin, Rupert Friend, Dermot Crowley, Paul Chahidi, Karl Johnson.Armando Iannucci is best known for his work on political satires like the Emmy award winning Julia …
5 DAYS OF WAR
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Renny HarlinStars: Rupert Friend, Andy Garcia, Richard Coyle, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Rade Serbedjiza, Heather Graham, Dean Cain, Val Kilmer.We’ve had other films that have explored the lot of journalists under fire in a war zone while trying to expose the ugly truth about the carnage behind the scenes, films like Oliver Stone’s Salvador, Pretty Village, Pretty Flames, Roger …