The Killer Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David Fincher Stars: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, Gabriel Polanco, Kerry O’Malley. Written by Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en, etc) and based on Alexis Nolent’s graphic novel of the same name The Killer is a neo-noir thriller that eschews most of the… Continue Reading »
MARLOWE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Neil Jordan Stars: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, Danny Huston, Jessica Lange, Ian Hart, Colm Meaney, Alan Cumming, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Francois Arnaud, Daniela Melchoir. Philip Marlowe is the tough talking cynical private detective first created by author Raymond Chandler in 1939 in the novel The Big Sleep. Marlowe has since featured… Continue Reading »
NOVEMBER
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Cedric Jimenez Stars: Jean Dujardin, Anais Demoustier, Sandrine Kiberlain, Lyna Khoudri, Saraj Afcahin, Jeremie Renier. A mix of fact and fiction this tense drama is set against the backdrop of the series of coordinated terrorist attacks that shook Paris in November 2015. 130 people were killed and over 400 injured… Continue Reading »
CAIRO CONSPIRACY
CAIRO CONSPIRACY Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tarik Saleh Stars: Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Jawad Alkwil, Ahmed Laissoui, Medhi Debhi, Makram Khoury, Ramzi Choukair. Adam (Tawfeek Barhom, from The Rhythm Section, etc) is the son of a fisherman from the small rural village of Manzala. He earns a state sponsored scholarship to study at the… Continue Reading »
MISSING
Missing Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Will Merrick, Nicholas D Johnson Stars: Storm Reid, Nia Long, Ken Leung, Joaquim De Almeida, Tim Griffin, Daniel Henney, Amy Landecker, Megan Suri, Tracy Vilar. Not to be confused with the 1982 thriller of the same name that starred Jack Lemmon as a man desperately searching for his son… Continue Reading »
KOMPROMAT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jerome Salle Stars: Gilles Lelouche, Joanna Kulig, Aleksey Gorbunov, Elisa Lasowski, Olivia Malahieude, Daniil Vorobyov, Mikhail Goreyov, Igor Jijiine, Louis-Do de Lencquesai. This tense French produced chase thriller provides a grim and sobering glimpse into the oppressive nature of Russia under Putin. Kompromat is a Russian word for compromising material… Continue Reading »