Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Dennis Gansel Stars: Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Sam Hazeldine, Tommy Lee Jones, Toby Eddington, Michelle Yeoh, Femi Elufowuju jr. 2016 may well go down as the year of the insipid remake and the unnecessary and pointless sequel that no-one particularly wanted or needed. And now we have another one, with… Continue Reading »
JASON BOURNE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paul Greengrass Stars: Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent Cassel, Riz Ahmed, Julia Stiles, Gregg Henry, Ato Essendoh, Scott Shepherd, Bill Camp. The film adaptations of Robert Ludlum’s novels about Jason Bourne, an amnesiac assassin trying to piece together his own identity while outrunning and outgunning assassins was… Continue Reading »
THE HOMESMAN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tommy Lee Jones Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, John Lithgow, David Dencik, Jesse Plemons, William Fichtner, Tim Blake Nelson, James Spader, Meryl Streep, Jo Harvey Allen, Barry Corbin, Hailee Steinfeld. A solemn tale of redemption and second chances The Homesman is not your… Continue Reading »
CAPTAIN AMERICA THE FIRST AVENGER
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Joe Johnson Stars: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Toby Jones, Stanley Tucci,Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Dominic Cooper . This superb comic book adaptation completes the jigsaw for Marvel’s upcoming blockbuster Avengers movie, which will feature Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor and Captain America. Created by Joe Simon and Jack… Continue Reading »
THE COMPANY MEN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: John Wells Stars: Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Craig T Nelson, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Rosemary De Witt, Maria Bello. The recent documentary Inside Job dealt with the global financial crisis, and it named and shamed those people believed responsible, even though none of them have yet been prosecuted for… Continue Reading »
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bruce Beresford Stars: Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood, Annabeth Gish, Roma Maffia, Davenia McFadden, Daniel Lapaine, Benjamin Weir. This exciting suspense thriller is probably the most formulaic of ex-patriate director Bruce Beresford’s mainstream Hollywood films yet (Silent Fall, Last Dance, etc). Yet he proves himself more than capable… Continue Reading »