Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Del Kathryn Barton Stars: Simon Baker, Julia Savage, Yael Stone, Josh Lawson Bernie Van Tiel. This confronting coming of age drama deals with themes of the emotional and physical effects of trauma, sexual violence and violence against women and the lack of justice, and is not an easy film to… Continue Reading »
BREATH
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Simon Baker Stars: Simon Baker, Elizabeth Debicki, Samuel Coulter, Ben Spence, Richard Roxburgh, Rachael Blake, Jacek Koman, Miranda Frangou. This haunting and elegiac coming of age tale is set on the wind-swept coastline of Western Australia in the 70s. It centres around two 14-year old boys and surf rats –… Continue Reading »
RED PLANET
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Anthony Hoffman Stars: Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Carrie-Anne Moss, Benjamin Bratt, Simon Baker, Terence Stamp. Cinematically, science-fiction fans have not been well served during this first year of the brave new millennium. With a couple of exceptions, most of this year’s offerings (Supernova, Mission To Mars, etc) have been troubled… Continue Reading »