Triangle of Sadness Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ruben Ostlund Stars: Charlbi Dean, Harris Dickinson, Woody Harrelson, Zlatko Buric, Dolly De Leon, Amanda Walker, Oliver Ford Davis, Arvin Kananian, Vicki Berlin, Henrik Dorsen, Carolina Gynning, Tobias Thorwid, Alicia Eriksson Swedish director Ruben Ostlund (Force Majeure, etc) is one of a handful of filmmakers who have… Continue Reading »
VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Andy Serkis Stars: Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Stephen Graham, Peggy Lu Because of his reputation in using green screen and motion capture technology to bring to life CGI generated characters in films like The Lord Of The Rings trilogy and the Planet Of The Apes reboot, Andy Serkis has been handed the reins for this latest… Continue Reading »
VENOM
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ruben Fleischer Stars: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Jenny Slate, Scott Haze, Reid Scott, Woody Harrelson, Peggy Lu. Yet another superhero movie, this one featuring a second-tier character from the Marvel stable. Or should that be a super-anti-hero, because Venom is not your usual superhero? We first met Venom… Continue Reading »
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ron Howard Stars: Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Thandie Newton, Donald Glover, Paul Bettany, Joonas Suotamo, Linda Hunt, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jon Favreau, Erin Kellyman, Ray Park. This stand-alone Star Wars film gives us the backstory of the roguish Han Solo, how he met Chewbacca and got his hands on… Continue Reading »
THE DUEL – interview with Kieran Darcy Smith
by GREG KING The Duel is a new western starring Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson. The director is Aussie actor turned director Kieran Darcy Smith, who previously gave us the drama Wish You Were Here. In this in-depth and wide ranging interview Greg chatted to Kieran about casting Hemsworth and Harrelson, a couple of unusual… Continue Reading »
TRIPLE 9
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: John Hillcoat Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Affleck Anthony Mackie, Kate Winslet, Woody Harrelson, Aaron Paul, Norman Reedus, Gal Gadot, Clifton Collins jr, Teresa Palmer, Michael K Williams, Michelle Ang, E Roger Mitchell. Australian director John Hillcoat makes visceral, violent, dark and aggressively masculine thrillers, ranging from the bleak prison drama… Continue Reading »