THE BOYS IN THE BOAT reviewed by GREG KING Director: George Clooney Stars: Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Sam Strike, Peter Guinness, Hadley Robinson, Luke Slattery, Jack Mulhern, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Courtney Henggeler, James Wolk, Chris Diamantopoulos. Yet another crowd-pleasing underdog sports story from Hollywood, The Boys In The Boat is a dramatisation of the… Continue Reading »
SUBURBICON
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: George Clooney Stars: Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Noah Jupe, Mickey D Cohen, Glenn Fleshler, Gary Basraba. Set in a neat, homogenous suburban neighbourhood, this deft mix of black comedy, film noir crime thriller and social commentary lays bare the darker underbelly of 50s America, exposing a seething hotbed… Continue Reading »
MONEY MONSTER
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jodie Foster Stars: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Caitriona Balfe, Giancarlo Esposito, Dominic West, Dennis Boutsikaris, Christopher Denham, Lenny Venito, Chris Bauer, Emily Meade, Aaron Yoo. This thriller about an unusual hostage situation is a sort of Dog Day Afternoon for the post GFC crowd. It also plays to… Continue Reading »
THE MONUMENTS MEN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: George Clooney Stars: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Cate Blanchett, Hugh Bonneville, Bob Balaban. George Clooney’s films as a director (Goodnight, And Good Luck, political thriller The Ides Of March, Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind, etc) have explored some serious themes, and he has brought… Continue Reading »
THE DESCENDANTS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Alexander Payne Stars: George Clooney, Matthew Lilliard, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Robert Forster, Neal Krause, Beau Bridges. The Descendants is the new film from Alexander Payne (Sideways, About Schmidt, etc), and it is a subtle, understated and painfully raw character-driven comedy/drama that deals with themes of mortality and family. Payne… Continue Reading »
THREE KINGS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David O Russell Stars: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Nora Dunn, Jamie kennedy, Mykelti Williamson, Said Taghmaoui, Cliff Curtis, Liz Stauber, Holt McCallany. In the 1970 war film Kelly’s Heroes, Clint Eastwood led a ragtag bunch of soldiers who looted Nazi gold as they made their way… Continue Reading »