Corsage Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Marie Kreutzer Stars: Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Rosa Hajjij, Aaron Freisz, Finnegan Oldfield, Colin Morgan, Manuel Rubey. This European coproduction is an unconventional biopic looking at the (largely fictional) last year in the life of Empress Elizabeth of Austria (played here by Vicky …
EUROPA EUROPA FILM FESTIVAL – interview with Thomas Caldwell
Thomas Caldwell Interview by GREG KING The second Europa Europa Film Festival screens in Melbourne and Sydney from February 16 through until March 7. In Melbourne it will screen at both the Lido and Classic Cinemas, while in Sydney it will screen at the Ritz. The festival features a curated selection of films from many European countries. The …
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CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David Cronenberg Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Lea Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman, Don McKellar, Lihi Kornowski, Welket Bungue, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos. In his first film for eight years, David Cronenberg returns to the gruesome and familiar field of body horror with his latest creepy and …
COLD WAR
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Pawel Pawilowski Stars: Tomas Kot, Joanna Kulik, Agata Kulesza, Borys Szyc, Jeanne Balibar, Cedric Kahn. This melancholy romantic drama about a pair of star-crossed lovers kept apart in the divided Europe after WWII has been largely inspired by the experiences of Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawilowski’s own …
CREED II
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Steven Caple jr Stars: Michael B Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, Florian Munteanu, Brigette Nielsen, Phylicia Rashid, Milo Ventigmilia, Russell Hornsby, Wood Harris, Patrice Harris. In 2015 director Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, Black Panther, etc) reinvigorated the Rocky …
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Marielle Heller Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone, Jane Curtin, Steven Spinella, Christian Navarro, Anna Deveare Smith. Can You Ever Forgive Me? is based on a true story about a struggling writer who, in the early 90s, forged a number of letters from prominent celebrities. …