Kings
First screened in August 2018
Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven. Cast: Halle Berry, Lamar Johnson, Daniel Craig, Rachel Hilson, Kaalan Walker, Isaac Ryan Brown, Callan Farris, Serenity Reign Brown, Reece Cody, Aiden Akpan, Gary Yavuz Perreau, Ce'Onna Meilani Johnson, Lorenz Armell, Lorrie Odom, Lewis T. Powell, Flor de Maria Chahua, Quartay Denaya, Richie Stephens. Screenplay: Deniz Gamze Ergüven.

Twitter Capsule: Peculiar to the point of bonkers, but I dug its indifference to plot or structure. Purely intuitive sketch of urban unrest.

VOR:   Prone to harsh criticism of story and construction, but if you see these as effects of a unique sensibility, it's an interesting object.



Photo © 2017 CG Cinéma/Maven Pictures, © 2018 The Orchard

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C+


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