THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1 Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Renny Harlin Stars: Madelaine Petsch, Froy Guttieriez. Renny Harlin was one of the great action directors of the late 80s and early 90s, with films like Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger and The Long Kiss Goodnight to his credit. But lately he seems reduced to directing second… Continue Reading »
LA CHIMERA Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Alice Rohrwacher Stars: Josh O’Connor, Carol Duarte, Isabella Rossellini, Alba Rohrwacher, Yile Vianello, Vincenzo Nemolata, Ramona Fiorini. Tuscany in the 1980s is the setting for this hybrid heist comedy come romance from Italian auteur Alice Rohrwacher (Happy As Lazzaro, etc). Arthur (played by Josh O’Connor, from tv… Continue Reading »
KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Wes Ball Stars: Owen Teague, Freya Allen, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, William H Macy, Eka Darville, Lydia Peckham, Travis Jeffery. This continuation of the long running sci-fi franchise (ten films, a tv series and several comic books) based on the classic 1963 novel… Continue Reading »
