LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Colin and Cameron Cairnes Stars: David Dastmalchian, Fayssal Bazzi, Ian Bliss, Ingrid Torelli, Laura Gordon, Rhys Auteri. Every year when I get my hands on the MIFF program and start selecting my films the first strand I pour through is Night Shift, which contains… Continue Reading »
THE ROOSTER
THE ROOSTER reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mark Leonard Winter Stars: Hugo Weaving, Phoenix Raei, John Waters, Rhys Mitchell, Robert Menzies. Acclaimed actor Mark Leonard Winter (The Dressmaker, etc) makes his feature film directorial debut with this bleak and challenging character study about two broken men who form an unlikely connection. The Rooster explores themes… Continue Reading »
FORCE OF NATURE: THE DRY 2
FORCE OF NATURE: THE DRY 2 reviewed by GREG KING Director: Robert Connelly Stars: Eric Bana, Anna Torv, Deborah Lee Furness, Robin McLeavy, Jacqueline McKenzie, Richard Roxburgh, Lucy Ansell, Sisi Stringer, Tony Briggs, Kenneth Radley, Archie Thompson. This sequel to 2020’s mystery outback noir The Dry has been adapted from Jane Harper’s novel Force Of… 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 »
BUS STOP FILMS’ 2023 SHOWCASE
In its biggest tour ever, 18 inclusively made short films to screen in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney and Launceston Eighteen inclusively made short films produced through Bus Stop Films’ Accessible Film Studies Program will tour nationally, kicking off with a gala event in Perth on Sunday December 3, hosted by Julia Hales,… Continue Reading »
FOE
Foe Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Garth Davis Stars: Paul Mescal, Saoirse Ronan, Aaron Pierre. This slow burn and clunky psychological sci-fi drama is based on the 2018 novel written by Canadian author Iain Reid. Foe is set in a dystopian future world of 2065 when climate change has wreaked havoc on the environment and… Continue Reading »