MOANA 2 Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: David G Derrick jr, Jason Hand, Dana Leydoux Miller Stars: voices of Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rose Matafeo, Hualalai Chung, David Fane, Alan Tudyk, Tofiga Fepulea’i, Awhimai Fraser, Jemaine Clement, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger. Moana 2 is a largely unnecessary sequel to the 2016 animated film, which has become one of Disney's …
HERETIC
HERETIC Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Scott Beck and Bryan Woods Stars: Hugh Grant, Sophie Tucker, Chloe East, Topher Grace. Hugh Grant was once the affable if slightly awkward star of romantic comedies like Four Weddings And A Funeral and Nottinghill, etc. But since Guy Ritchie cast him against type in a couple of his gritty thrillers Grant has carved out a niche for himself in playing villainous …
WICKED PART ONE
WICKED PART ONE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jon M Chu Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Peter Dinklage, Andy Nyman, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Wicked is the fourth longest running show in Broadway history and has been seen by over 60 million people worldwide. It won four Tony Awards. The musical play was based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 …
THE POOL
THE POOL Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Ian Darling. Located on the edge of the famous Bondi Beach in Sydney, the Bondi Icebergs pool was established in 1929 and is steeped in history. It is estimated that over 250,000 people swim there every year. It is also the most photographed swimming pool in the world. In his long career, award winning documentary filmmaker Ian …
GLADIATOR II
GLADIATOR II Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ridley Scott Stars: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Tim McInnerny, Derek Jacobi, Rory McCann, Matt Lucas, Yuval Gonen, Peter Mensah. Gladiator was a great movie, and even though it entertained us it didn’t really need a sequel. But here we are, 24 years later with Gladiator II. Written by David …
STRANGE CREATURES – interview with Henry Boffin
by GREG KING Strange Creatures is a road movie in which two estranged brothers – Nathan and Jed – embark on a journey to spread their late mother’s ashes on the country property where they grew up. Along the way they come to explore their differences and find some common ground. The film is the debut feature for writer/director Henry Boffin (the tv series Metrosexual, etc). It is screening at the Melbourne …
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