Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Bess Kargman. Tutus, tears and triumphs? First Position is a very enjoyable and inspiring documentary about the annual Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most elite and prestigious dance competitions in the world. Thousands of hopefuls, aged between eight and 18, try out for prizes including contracts with [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Brendan Maher Stars: Bindi Irwin, Toby Wallace, Matthew Lillard, John Waters, Sebastian Gregory, Jack Pearson, Nathan Derrick, Chris Haywood. This is the sequel to 2008′s Nim’s Island, which was based on a series of children’s adventure books written by Wendy Orr. In that film Nim was a lonely girl stuck [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Chris Sanders, Kirk De Micco Stars: voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke, Randy Thom. Audiences of a certain age will probably hold a soft spot for Hanna Barbera’s animated series The Flintstones, a clever stone age comedy that had plenty of anachronistic [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Sam Raimi Stars: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, Zach Braff, Bill Cobbs, Joey King, Tony Cox, Bruce Campbell, Abigail Spencer. This is a prequel to Victor Fleming’s beloved 1939 classic film based on the novel from L Frank Baum. It takes us into the mystical, magical land [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Sam Fell, Chris Butler Stars: voices of Kodi Smit-Mcphee, Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, John Goodman, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Tucker Albrizzi, Jodelle Ferland, Elaine Stritch, Bernard Hill, Tempesst Bledsoe, Alex Borstein, Jack Blessing. We’ve already had two animated family friendly horror films with the bland Adam Sandler comedy [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Ron Fricke. It all started with Godfrey Reggio’s wordless 1983 documentary Koyaanisqatsi, which used a wonderful combination of Philip Glass’s evocative score and cinematographer Ron Fricke’s gorgeous images to present a visual contrast between the beauty of nature and the messiness of the human world. Since then Fricke has [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rich Moore Stars: voices of John C Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch, Jack McBrayer, Ed O’Neill, Alan Tudyk, Dennis Haysbert, Rachael Harris, Skylar Astin. Of the two animated films on release in cinemas during the holiday season, Wreck-It Ralph is the more entertaining and family friendly. And the influence of [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Andy Fickman Stars: Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott, Bailee Madison, Joshua Rush, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf, Tony Hawk, Jennifer Crystal Foley, Rhoda Griffis, Gedde Watanabe, Cade Jones, Mavrick Moreno . It’s good to see Billy Crystal and Bette Midler back on the big screen. Lately Crystal has been [...]
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