Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Pablo Larrain Stars: Natalie Portman, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, John Carroll Lynch, Beth Grant, Richard E Grant, Caspar Phillipson. Oscar winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan, etc) joins the likes of Jacqueline Bissett, Katie Holmes and Jaclyn Smith in portraying former first lady Jackie Kennedy on the screen. But this is not a conventional …
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Matt Ross Stars: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Frank Langella, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Zahn, Nicholas Hammond, Anne Dowd, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso, Shree Crooks, Charlie Shotwell, Trin Miller. Despite the title this is not a superhero movie. Captain Fantastic is a quirky mix of comedy, drama, journey of self discovery, and coming of age story and something quite …
SAMBA
Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano Stars: Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tahar Rahim, Youngar Fall, Izia Higelin, Isaka Sawadogo, Helene Vincent. The wonderful, upbeat and life affirming comedy drama The Intouchables, about the relationship between a paraplegic and his carer from the wrong side of the tracks, was one of my favourite films from 2011. And it seems that the rest of …
