CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Eli Craig Stars: Katie Douglas, Aaron Abrams, Carson MacCormac, Will Sasso, Kevin Durand, Cassandra Potenza, Vincent Miller, Verity Marks, Alexandre Martin Deakin, Ayo Solanke, Daina Leitold, Bradley Sawitzky. Killer clowns. Cornfields. Horny teens partying. A small American midwestern town with a history and dark secrets. All these familiar staples of …
COMPANION
COMPANION Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Drew Hancock Stars: Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén, Rupert Friend, Jaboukie Young-White, Matthew J. McCarthy, Marc Menchaca, Woody Fu. It is best to approach the sci-fi horror comedy Companion without knowing too much about it beforehand so as not to ruin its many surprises. The film opens with a black screen and …
CARRY-ON
CARRY-ON Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jaume Collet- Serra Stars: Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sophie Carson, Dean Norris, Danielle Deadwyler, Theo Rossi, Logan Marshall-Green, Sinqua Walls, Curtiss Cook, Josh Brener, Benito Martinez, Tonatiuh, Gil Perez-Abraham, Edwin Kho. Produced by streaming giant Netflix, Carry-On is another passable Die Hard clone. It is also something of a guilty pleasure. This …
CONCLAVE
CONCLAVE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Edward Berger Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Sergio Castelitto, Carlos Diehz, Isabella Rossellini. The Pope is dead. The process begins for the election of a new Pope to lead the Catholic Church. These are dangerous and troubled times and religion seems to lack the power it once held. The church needs stable guidance and …
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 – REVIEWS
ALL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEWS WRITTEN BY GREG KING CUCKOO. A German/US co-production, this offbeat and strange drama is the sophomore feature for German born filmmaker Tilman Singer and follows his striking 2018 debut Luz. The film is vaguely disorienting. We meet Gretchen (played by Hunter Schafer, from the tv series Euphoria, etc), a surly 17-year-old American who reluctantly heads off to the Bavarian …
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CHALLENGERS
CHALLENGERS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Luca Guaganigmo Stars: Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O'Connor. Italian filmmaker Luca Guaganigmo doesn’t repeat himself, but most of his films deal with connections. Whether it be the relationship between Elio and Oliver in the gay themed Call Me By Your Name, the various characters in the sundrenched setting of A Bigger Splash or even the teen cannibals on the …
