Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Scott Cooper. Stars: Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Jonathan Majors, Rory Cochrane, Scott Shepherd, David Midthunder, Stephen Lang, Wes Studi, Ben Foster, Jesse Plemons, Timothée Chalamet, Adam Beach, Scott Wilson, Q’orianka Kilcher, Tanaya Beatty, Ryan Bingham. Christian Bale returns to the western genre for the first time since the remake of… Continue Reading »
A UNITED KINGDOM
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Amma Asante Stars: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Tom Felton, Vusi Kunera. African history is full of great dramatic stories and rich in themes about the hardships of colonialism, the struggle for independence, war, adventure, exploitation. A United Kingdom is based upon the true story surrounding the founding of… Continue Reading »
WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY
Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin Stars: David Tennant, Rosamund Pike, Ben Miller, Billy Connolly, Amelia Bullmore, Celia Imrie, Emily Jones, Bobby Smalldridge, Harriet Turnbull, Annette Crosbie. The rather bland title of the delightful British comedy/drama sounds like the type of essay we used to write on the first day back at… Continue Reading »
HECTOR AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Peter Chelsom Stars: Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Stellan Skarsgard, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer, Jean Reno, Barry Atsma, Togo Igawa, Veronica Ferres, Ming Zhao. The title sounds like this should be a fanciful children’s story, but this mix of comedy and drama is more adult in its themes. A German and… Continue Reading »
BARNEY’S VERSION
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Richard Lewis Stars: Paul Giamatti, Rachelle Lefeve, Minnie Driver, Rosamund Pike, Mark Addy, Dustin Hoffman, Scott Speedman. Montreal based television producer Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti) is a mean-spirited and ungrateful so and so who has completely screwed over everyone he has ever met or cared about in his life. Or… Continue Reading »
