ANYONE BUT YOU reviewed by GREG KING Director: Will Gluck Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Glenn Powell, Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Dermot Mulroney, Michell Hurd, Hadley Robinson, Alexandra Shipp, Joe Davidson, Darren Barnett, Charlee Fraser. Formulaic and predictable romcom both set in and shot around Sydney, Anyone But You taps into the familiar tropes of the genre… Continue Reading »
SWEET COUNTRY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Warwick Thronton Stars: Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Hamilton Morris, Natassia Gorey-Furber, Ewen Leslie, Matt Day, Thomas M Wright, Tremayne Doolan, Trevan Doolan. Sweet Country is the sophomore feature film from indigenous filmmaker Warwick Thornton, best known for his acclaimed, award winning 2009 drama Samson and Delilah. This is only his… Continue Reading »
AUSTRALIA DAY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kriv Stenders Stars: Bryan Brown, Shari Sebbens, Sean Keenan, Miah Madden, Matthew Le Nevez, Elias Anton, Chris Haywood, Ernie Dingo, Kee Chan, Sam Cotton, Simon Elrahi, Jenny Wu. Director Kriv Stenders (Red Dog, etc) seems like he is trying to set up a series of films centred around significant national… Continue Reading »
RED DOG: TRUE BLUE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kriv Stenders Stars: Levi Miller, Bryan Brown, Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, Jason Isaacs, Thomas Cocquerel, Calen Tassone, John Jarratt, Kee Chan, Jessica Clarke, Zen McGrath. Kriv Stenders’ Red Dog was a feel good film that captivated Australian audiences way back in 2011. It was a genuine crowd pleaser and a tear jerker… Continue Reading »
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Derek Cianfrance Stars: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Jack Thompson, Garry McDonald, Bryan Brown, Anthony Hayes, Jane Menelaus, Florence Clery, Thomas Unger, Benedict Hardie, Emily Barclay. A melodramatic and heart wrenching tale of love, sacrifice, responsibility, grief, forgiveness, and the impossible choices that parents sometimes have to make for… Continue Reading »
KILL ME THREE TIMES
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kriv Stenders Stars: Simon Pegg, Alice Braga, Teresa Palmer, Sullivan Stapleton, Callan Mulvey, Luke Hemsworth, Bryan Brown. This is the type of noir-inspired film that Australian filmmakers do really well when they tackle the genre. Written by first time writer James McFarland Kill Me Three Times is a vicious and… Continue Reading »