I SWEAR Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Kirk JonesStars: Robert Aramayo, Shirley Henderson, Maxine Peake, Peter Mullan, Scott Ellis Watson, Steven Cree, David Carlyle, Francesco Piacentini-Smith.This inspiring and enjoyable but bittersweet Scottish biopic is based on the story of John Davidson, a young boy you developed Tourette Syndrome as a teenager in the 1980s and later became an activist …
THE STRANGER
THE STRANGER Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Francois OzonStars: Benjamin Voison, Pierre Lottin, Rebecca Marder, Denis Lavant, Hajan Bouzaouit, Abderrahmana Dekhani, Swann Arlaud.Faithfully adapted from the 1942 novella written by Nobel Prize winning author Albert Camus, The Stranger is an existential crime drama set in Algiers in 1938. At that time Algiers was a favoured destination for Europeans as it …
WOLFRAM – Interview with WARWICK THORNTON
WOLFRAM - interview with WARWICK THORNTONby GREG KINGWolfram is the latest film from award winning indigenous filmmaker Warwick Thornton. It stars Thomas Wright, Deborah Mailman, Joe Bird, Matt Nable, Pedrea Jackson. The film is set in the Hatches Creek wolfram mining field in the Northern territory and it explores how aboriginal children were exploited for their labour and mistreated. The film also …
THE DEB
THE DEB Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Rebel WilsonStars: Charlotte MacInnes, Natalie Abbott, Shane Jacobson, Stevie Jean, Tara Morice, Rebel Wilson, Sam Simmons, Brianna Bishop, Karis Oka, Steph Tisdell, Costa D'Angelo, Hal Cumpston, Alex Champion De Crespigny, Ben Turland, Ioane Saula, Scarlett Crabtree, Julian McMahon.If someone threw elements of Mean Girls, Welcome To Woop Woop and Muriel’s Wedding …
THE DRAMA
THE DRAMA Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Kristoffer BorgliStars: Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Althe, Alana Haim, Sydney Lemmon, Hannah Gross, Jordyn Cruet, Michael Abbott jr, Zoe Winters, Hailey Benton Gates.There have been many movies that have focused on weddings to explore important issues, flawed characters, family dynamics, or just poke fun at one of the oldest social conventions. Movies set …
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Jim JarmuschStars: Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Indya Moore, Luka Sabbat.The title basically says all you need to know about this latest film from auteur Jim Jarmusch, his fourteenth feature. The film is an exploration of family dynamics and the complex relationship between parents and …
