Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Guillermo Del Toro Stars: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Toni Collett, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Blake Nelson, Clifton Collins jr, Holt McCallany. Oscar winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (The Shape Of Water, etc) is better known for his gothic horror, but his latest film is something of… Continue Reading »
2018 SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL – interview with Paulette Arvizu
by GREG KING The 21st Spanish Film Festival screens at Palace Cinemas around the country in April from April 17. The opening night film is the feel-good crowd-pleasing comedy The Tribe. There is also a retrospective on director Bigas Luna. And there is a special screening of the Oscar winning animated film Coco in… Continue Reading »
PACIFIC RIM UPRISING
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Steven S de Knight Stars: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Rinko Kikuchi, Tiang Jin, Jin Zhang, Adrua Arjona, Karan Brar, Wesley Wong, Ivanna Sakhno. If giant robots beating the crap out of giant sea monsters and large cities being destroyed is your thing then this… Continue Reading »
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Guillermo del Toro Stars: Sally Hawking, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, David Hewlett. The Shape Of Water is a bold and surprisingly moving mash up of science fiction, 50s and 60s creature feature, fantasy, cold war thriller, beguiling romance, politics, science, prejudice, forbidden… Continue Reading »
THE BOOK OF LIFE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jorge R Gutierrez Stars: voices of Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Kate Del Castillo, Ron Perlman, Christina Applegate, Danny Trejo, Hector Elizondo, Ice Cube, Placido Domingo. “What is it with Mexicans and death?” This is the sophomore animated film from Texas based animation studio Reel FX, who previously gave… Continue Reading »