FORCE OF NATURE: THE DRY 2 reviewed by GREG KING Director: Robert Connelly Stars: Eric Bana, Anna Torv, Deborah Lee Furness, Robin McLeavy, Jacqueline McKenzie, Richard Roxburgh, Lucy Ansell, Sisi Stringer, Tony Briggs, Kenneth Radley, Archie Thompson. This sequel to 2020’s mystery outback noir The Dry has been adapted from Jane Harper’s novel Force Of… Continue Reading »
BLUEBACK
Blueback Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Robert Connolly Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell, Eric Bana, Erik Thomson, Ariel Joy Donoghue, Isla Fogg, Eddie Baroo, Clarence Ryan, Pedrea Jackson. This earnest, well-meaning but slightly manipulative family friendly film about the beautiful bond between a teenaged girl and a fish is based on the best-selling 1997 novella… Continue Reading »
GIRL ASLEEP
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rosemary Myers Stars: Bethany Whitmore, Harrison Feldman, Matthew Whittet, Amber McMahon, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Maiah Stewardson, Eamon Farren, Imogen Archer, Fiona Dawson, Grace Dawson. This idiosyncratic, quirky and offbeat coming of age tale has more in common with the droll style of Napoleon Dynamite and the films of Wes Anderson than… Continue Reading »
THE DAUGHTER
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Simon Stone Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Ewen Leslie, Miranda Otto, Paul Schneider, Sam Neill, Odessa Young, Anna Torv, Nicholas Hope. Noted theatre director Simon Stone makes his feature film directorial debut with this dark and moody drama about dysfunctional family relationships, and how secrets from the past can have a devastating… Continue Reading »
