THE BIRTHDAY TRIP Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: James Robert WoodsStars: Ben Gerrard, Luke Jacobz, David Quirk, Annalise Hall, Nicola Frew, Josephine Starte, Robert Preston, Sapphire Blossom.Fifteen years after graduating from their elite private school three former female friends head off for a retreat at a corporate owned farm stay in the picturesque southern highlands of New South Wales. They are …
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2026 REVIEWS
The Melbourne International Film Festival runs across cinemas in Melbourne from August 6 through until August 23, and offers up a diverse range of features, documentaries and short films.ALL FILMS REVIEWED BY GREG KINGLAST UPDATED AUGUST 5PRESSURE.Based on a true story, this engaging, intelligent and superbly acted drama is set on the eve of the D-Day invasion of France in 1944.General …
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SPIDERMAN: BRAND NEW DAY
SPIDERMAN: BRAND NEW DAY Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Destin Daniel CrettonStars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Tramell Tillman, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, Marisa Tomei, Liza Colon-Zayas, Florence Pugh, Naomi Watts, Michael Mando, Zabryna Guevara, Marvin Jones III, Eman Esfandi.Spiderman has always been the most consistent and most enjoyable franchise within the canon of Marvel …
THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN
THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Olivier AssayasStars: Paul Dano, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Jeffrey Wright, Tom Sturridge, Will Keen.Based on the 2022 novel written by Giuliana du Empoli, The Wizard Of The Kremlin is a geopolitical drama that offered a mix of fact and fiction as it recounted the rise to power of Vladimir Putin, the former KGB spy who became the powerful ruler of …
PURE SCUM- INTERVIEW WITH GIDEON ARONI
PURE SCUM – interview with GIDEON ARONIBy GREG KINGPure Scum is a gritty low budget drama shot guerilla style, and at nights, on the streets of Melbourne. It follows Ayden and Jesse, two recent high school graduates, on a night fuelled by drugs and alcohol. After they are involved in a hit and run accident, the pair flee the scene, they make a number of bad decisions which leads them into the darker …
THE ODYSSEY
THE ODYSSEY Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Christopher NolanStars: Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, John Leguizamo, Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong'o, Jon Bernthal, Samantha Morton, Zendaya, Himesh Patel, Elliot Page, Benny Safdie, Bill Irwin, Corey Hawkins, Iddo Goldberg, Ryan Hurst, Mia Goth, Logan Marshall-Green, Will Yun Lee, Jimmy Gonzales, Andrew Howard, Jovan Adepo, Jesse …
