The Best Movie Reviews
by GREG KING The British Film Festival is screening around Australia at Palace Cinemas from November 6 till December 8. The rich program features a range of films, from music documentaries featuring the band Blur to restorations of classic period pieces including the Oscar winning A Man For All Seasons and The Lion In Winter; a documentary on the filmmaking team of Merchant Ivory; a tribute to the late great …
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BATMAN IN CONCERT – interview with Sarah-Grace Williams by GREG KING To celebrate 85 years of the superhero Batman there are special screenings of Tim Burton’s 1989 movie that starred Michael Keaton in the title role and Jack Nicholson as the Joker, which will be accompanied by a live orchestral score. The orchestra is conducted by Sarah-Grace Williams who joined us on the program this morning to …
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BOOKWORM Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ant Timpson Stars: Nell Fisher, Elijah Wood, Michael Smiley, Vanessa Stacey, Morgan O'Reilly. Bookworm is the sophomore directorial feature from New Zealand filmmaker Ant Timpson, who is better known as a writer and producer on a number of weird and often gory horror film such as The Greasy Strangler and The ABCs Of Death, etc. Bookworm is more of a family friendly …
BOOKWORM – interview with ANT TIMPSON By GREG KING In this family friendly drama from New Zealand filmmaker Ant Timpson, an 11-year-old girl named Mildred finds her world turned upside down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her while her mother is in hospital. He reluctantly agrees to take her camping to find a mythological beast known as the Canterbury …
BORDERLANDS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Eli Roth Stars: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Edgar Ramirez, Ariana Greenblatt, Jack Black, Florian Munteau, Gina Gershon, Hayley Bennett, Janina Gavankar. Cinematic adaptations of video games have, for the most part, disappointed both gamers and movie goers and the cinematic landscape is littered with failed adaptations. Based on the …
BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Adil El Arbi and Billal Fallah Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jacob Scipio, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Vanessa Hudgens, Joe Pantoliano, Rhea Seahorn, Alexander Lustig, Paoloa Nunez, D J Khaled, Tasha Smith, Melanie Liburd, Tiffany Haddish, John Salley, Dennis Greene. Following his controversial altercation with host Chris Rock at the Oscars …
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 …
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 …
SATURDAY NIGHT Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jason Reitman Stars: Gabriel La Belle, Cory Michael Smith, Matt Wood, Dylan O'Brien, Willem Dafoe, J K Simmons, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Rachel Sennott, Ella Hunt, Emily Fairn, …
