Directed by: Neil JordanWritten by: Neil Jordan and Ray WrightCast: Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Steven Rea, Maika Monroe These days we’ve all been trained not to pick up any suspicious packages we see in public places, especially in New York City, especially on a Subway. What train rider doesn’t know that? The stupidity of picking up such an object forms the basis … [Read more...] about Greta
Drama
The Kid Who Would Be King
Written & Directed by: Joe Cornish Cast: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, Angus Imrie, Rebecca Ferguson, Patrick Stewart Once upon a time… That’s the way all fairytales, olde and new, usually begin, so I thought I’d start my review by honoring this modern take on one of them in the same way. The Kid Who Would Be King is quite simply a … [Read more...] about The Kid Who Would Be King
Glass
Written and Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, Sarah Paulson, Spencer Treat Clark Glass is the exciting conclusion to the M. Night Shyamalan trilogy that started 19 years ago with Unbreakable and continued in 2016 with Split. David Dunn (Bruce Willis) has an unusual gift. If he touches someone, he … [Read more...] about Glass
Mary Queen of Scots
Directed by: Josie Rourke Screenplay by: Beau Willimon, based upon: Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart; by John Guy Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, David Tennant, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, and Gemma Chan Why does it seem that every producer out there now wants to make an English period piece? I guess it’s because of the success of the TV series The Crown and … [Read more...] about Mary Queen of Scots
The Favourite
Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos Screenplay by: Tony McNamara, Deborah Davis Cast: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, James Smith, Mark Gatiss Here we go again, another English period piece. This one is about Queen Anne, and it’s thinly disguised as a cynical comedy of royal manners. In reality, it’s a nasty, vicious, profane, royal story … [Read more...] about The Favourite
