The Whale Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Darren Aronofsky Stars: Brendan Fraser, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, Sadie Sink, Samantha Morton. Oscar nominated director Darren Aronofsky revived Mickey Rourke’s career in 2008 with his film The Wrestler. Rourke was nominated for an Oscar for his performance. Similarly, Aronofksy has brought Brendan Fraser back out of the… Continue Reading »
MOTHER!
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Darren Aronofsky Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, Stephen McHattie, Kristen Wiig. This is the mother of all wtf did I just watch movies for 2017. This paranoid psychological horror thriller is one of the more complicated and divisive films to hit our… Continue Reading »
BLACK SWAN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Darren Aronofsky Stars: natalie Portman, Winona Ryder, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Mila Kunis. Numerous films have dealt with the pressures and rivalries within the high pressure world of ballet where personal lives often take second place – Michael Powell’s 1948 classic The Red Shoes, Robert Altman’s The Company and Herbert… Continue Reading »
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Darren Aronofsky Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Christopher McDonald, Louise Lasser, Sean Gullette. Darren Aronofsky first burst onto the scene with Pi, his visually exciting but virtually incomprehensible thriller mixing mathematics and paranoia. His second film deals with more emotionally involving material, but is just as… Continue Reading »