FERRARI reviewed by GREG KING Director: Michael Mann Stars: Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey, Sarah Gadon, Jack O’Connell, Gabriel Leone, Derek Hill, Ben Collins. Michael Mann’s first film since 2015’s Black Hat is a biopic about iconic former racing car driver turned entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari, who, at one stage, was the second… Continue Reading »
ADRIFT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Baltasar Kormakur Stars: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin. There have been many great survival stories told on the screen, many of them set at sea like the recent Colin Firth drama The Mercy. Arguably amongst the best of these are films like Cast Away, with Tom Hanks stranded on a remote… Continue Reading »
SNOWDEN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Oliver Stone Stars: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Rhys Ifans, Nicolas Cage, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quino, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Olyphant, Scott Eastwood, Ben Schnetzer, Ben Chaplin, Logan Marshall Green, Joely Richardson. Dual Oscar winning filmmaker Oliver Stone is a polarising figure with a strong political conscience whose films often shake… Continue Reading »
THE GOOD THE BAD THE UGLY FILM SHOW PODCAST EPISODE #172
This week on The Good The Bad The Ugly Film Show Dave, Greg and Nick take a look at new release films ‘The Boss,’ ‘Wide Open Sky,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Rams,’ ‘Where To Invade Next,’ ‘The Hunstman: Winter’s War,’ and ‘The Divergent Series: Allegiant’. This episode also contains interviews with Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Scarlett Johansson, Neel Sethi… Continue Reading »
THE DESCENDANTS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Alexander Payne Stars: George Clooney, Matthew Lilliard, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Robert Forster, Neal Krause, Beau Bridges. The Descendants is the new film from Alexander Payne (Sideways, About Schmidt, etc), and it is a subtle, understated and painfully raw character-driven comedy/drama that deals with themes of mortality and family. Payne… Continue Reading »
