Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Simon West Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Liam Hensworth, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Yu Nan, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Amanda Ooms, Charisma Carpenter. Action junkies will get an overdose of adrenaline-charged, testosterone-fuelled carnage, macho posturing and pyrotechnics as a bunch of superannuated 80s [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Sebastian Borensztein Stars: Ricardo Darin, Ignacio Huang, Muriel Santa Ana. Chinese Take-Away is a quirky black comedy about an odd couple friendship that transforms the lives of its protagonists. While the theme itself is familiar, the film is handled with a lot of charm and compassion by Argentine writer/director Sebastian [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: William Eubank Stars: Gunner Wright, Bradley Horne, Corey Richardson, Roger E Fanter, Nancy Steele. The year is 2039. American astronaut Lee Miller (Gunner Wright) has been sent to the international space station to effect some repairs. But when a major catastrophe strikes the Earth, Miller loses all communication. Stranded and [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Wes Anderson Stars: Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel, Jason Schwartzmann, Kara Hayward, Jared Gilman. This is the seventh film from Wes Anderson (Rushmore, etc), and is arguably the best film of the idiosyncratic director’s career. Moonrise Kingdom is quintessential Anderson, full of his [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David Frankel Stars: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Elisabeth Shue, Jean Smart, Mimi Rogers, Brett Rice, Daniel Flaherty. A rather optimistic title for what turns out to be a fairly pessimistic and downbeat romantic comedy/drama about a married couple seeking intensive therapy to try and restore some spark [...]
by GREG KING Bully is fascinating and disturbing fly-on-the-wall documentary from filmmaker Lee Hirsch (Amandla! A Revolution In Four Part Harmony, etc). It is an important film that explores the pervasive problem of bullying in American high schools and the effect that sustained physical and emotional abuse has on teenagers. Over 13 million kids will [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Les Wiseman Stars: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine, Bill Nighy, John Cho. Is this totally unnecessary remake of the superb 1990 sci-fi action adventure Total Recall a sign that Hollywood is totally bereft of originality and new ideas? Or is it just that today’s audiences [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Lee Hirsch. Larry Clark’s 2001 drama Bully was a provocative, disturbing and controversial film about the corrosive effects of bullying and the innate cruelty of teens towards their peers. Not to be confused with that film, Bully is fascinating fly-on-the-wall documentary from filmmaker Lee Hirsch (Amandla! A Revolution In [...]
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