by GREG KING Based on a true story and set in the small town of Littlehampton in the 1920s, Wicked Little Letters tells the story of how a woman named Edith Swan received a number of nasty letters filled with obscenities. Suspicion fell on her neighbour Rose, a free-spirited single mother. The film stars Olivia… Continue Reading »
ANATOMY OF A FALL
ANATOMY OF A FALL reviewed by GREG KING Director: Justine Triet Stars: Sandra Huller, Samuel Theis, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Camille Rutherford, Jehnny Beth. There seems to be a lot of love in the room at the moment for this French production. It has already won numerous awards on the festival circuit,… Continue Reading »
ALL OF US STRANGERS
ALL OF US STRANGERS reviewed by GREG KING Director: Andrew Haigh Stars: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy. Adam (Andrew Scott, from the queer themed Handsome Devil, etc) is a gay middle-aged screen writer who lives by himself in a high-rise apartment block in London, although the building itself seems almost deserted. He… Continue Reading »
AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM
AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM reviewed by GREG KING Director: James Wan Stars: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Randall Park, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Kidman, Amber Heard, Dolph Lundgren, Martin Short, John Rhys Davies, Pilou Asbaek, Vincent Regan, Jani Zhao. Once seemingly a license to make money the sheen seems to have worn off… Continue Reading »
ANYONE BUT YOU
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 »
A SAVAGE CHRISTMAS – interview with Madeleine Dyer
by GREG King Dysfunctional family gatherings are a popular subgenre that filmmakers like to explore as they are full of tension, conflicts, secrets and unresolved issues that simmer to the surface, and Christmas gatherings seem even more fraught. The Australian comedy/drama A Savage Christmas taps into this genre. It is the feature film directorial debut… Continue Reading »