THUNDERBOLTS* Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Jake ShreierStars: Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Lewis Pullman, Olga Kurylenko, Hannah John-Kamen, Geraldine Viswanathan, Wendell Pierce, Chris Bauer, Gabrielle Byndloss.Like many I have become jaded with the surfeit of comic book movie adaptations and was not particularly looking forward to Thunderbolts*, …
NIGHT SWIM
NIGHT SWIM reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Bryce McGuireStars: Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amelie Hoeferle, Gavin Warren, Elijah J Roberts, Jodi Long, Eddie Martinez.From Blumhouse, which specialises in low budget horror films, and producer James Wan (he of the Saw franchise, etc) comes this film about a possessed swimming pool. But, despite an intriguing premise, Night Swim ultimately becomes a little …
OVERLORD
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Julius AveryStars: Wyatt Russell, Bokeem Woodbine, Jovan Adepo, John Magaro, Jacob Anderson, Pilou Asbaek, Mathilde Olivier, Iain DeCaestecker, Gianny Taufer, Erich Redman, Dominic Applewhite.Overlord follows a platoon of US soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division who parachute into occupied France on the eve of the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy to liberate …
INGRID GOES WEST
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Matt SpicerStars: Aubrey Plaza, Elisabeth Olsen, Wyatt Russell, O'Shea Jackson jr, Billy Magnussen.Another odd ball and quirky independent film that screened at the Melbourne International Film festival earlier in the year, this is a black comedy that offers a satirical take on the dangers of obsession, social media and the shallow nature of celebrity and fandom. This …
TABLE 19
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Jeffrey BlitzStars: Anna Kendrick, Lisa Kudrow, Craig Robinson, Tony Revolori, June Squibb, Stephen Merchant, Wyatt Russell, Margo Martindale, Amanda Crew, Thomas Cocquerel, Andrew Daly, Richard Haylor.People do weird things at weddings. Weddings, parties, or any dysfunctional gatherings are great fodder for filmmakers. The lavish wedding party that goes awry is …
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Richard LinklaterStars: Blake Jenner, Zoey Deutch, Tyler Hoechlin, Juston Street, Will Brittain, Wyatt Russell, Austin Amelio, Temple Baker, Glen Powell.Not as ambitious in scope and scale as his previous film Boyhood, which was filmed over a period of twelve years, Richard Linklater's latest film has been touted as "a spiritual sequel" to his 1993 slacker classic Dazed …
