THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mona Fastvold Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Christopher Abbott, Tim Blake-Nelson, David Cale, Matthew Beard, Viola Prettejohn. Set in the eighteenth century, this epic film follows the life Ann Lee (played here by Amanda Seyfried, recently seen in the thriller The Housemaid), the founder of the Shakers, a religious cult …
FACKHAM HALL
FACKHAM HALL Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jim O'Hanlon Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Radcliffe, Damian Lewis, Katherine Waterston, Emma Laird, Tom Felton, Jason Done, Jimmy Carr, Tim Goodman-Hill, Hayley Mills, Anna Maxwell Martin, Sue Johnston, Tim McMullan, Lee Boardman, Charlie Rawes, Lily Knight, Adam Woodward, Nathan Hall, Erin Austen, Lizzie Hopley, Paula Wharton. England 1931. The period between …
CRIME 101
CRIME 101 Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bart Layton Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Halle Berry, Nick Nolte, Monica Barbaro, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Corey Hawkins, Tate Donovan, Devon Bostick, Matthew Del Negro. This slick, sleek and well-made heist thriller set in Los Angeles pays homage to the classic heist films of yesteryear. The plot again centres around a jewel thief who plans …
IRON LUNG
IRON LUNG Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mark Fischbach Stars: Mark Fischbach, Caroline Rose Kaplan, Troy Baker, Elsie Lovelock, Elle LaMont, Jacksepticeye, Isaac McKee, Mick Lauer, David Pettitt, Alanah Pearce, Rahul Kohli, Valkyrae, Ethan Nestor, Mika Midgett, David Szymanski. The sci-fi horror film Iron Lung spent a couple of weeks at the top of the US Box Office charts, so it is obvious that there are …
SHELTER
SHELTER Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ric Roman Waugh Stars: Jason Statham, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Bill Nighy, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Bryan Vigier, Harriet Walter, Tom Wu, Ryan Fletcher, Bronson Webb, Gordon Alexander, Anna Crilly, Bally Gill. The latest Jason Statham action thriller Shelter is formulaic stuff and delivers exactly what you expect from one of his films – lots of bone crunching action, …
IS THIS THING ON?
IS THIS THING ON? Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bradley Cooper Stars: Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Bradley Cooper, Andra Day, Ciaran Hinds, Christine Ebersole, Sean Hayes, Scott Icenogle, Jordan Jensen, Chloe Radcliffe, Amy Sedaris, Reggie Conquest. Is This Thing On? Is a romantic comedy/drama and character study about the complex nature of relationships, the therapeutic and cathartic nature of stand-up …