Champions 2023 Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bobby Farrelly Stars: Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Cheech Marin, Ernie Hudson, Matt Cook, Kevin Iannucci, Joshua Felder, Madison Tevlin, James Day Keith, Bradley Edens, Ashton Gunning, Matthew Von Der Ahe, Tom Sinclair, Alex Hintz, Casey Metcalfe, Barbara Pollard, Alexandra Castillo. Marcus Marakovich (Woody Harrelson) is an assistant minor league …
CREED III
Creed III Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Michael B Jordan Stars: Michael B Jordan, Jonathan Majors, Tessa Thompson, Mila Davis-Kent, Jose Benavidez, Florian Munteaunu, Phylicia Rashad, Thaddeus James Mixson jr, Spence Moore II, Wood Harris. The third film in a popular series tends to be a bit of a mixed bag quality wise – for every Rocky III and Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade there are half a dozen …
COCAINE BEAR
Cocaine Bear Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Elizabeth Banks Stars: Keri Russell, Margo Martindale, O'Shea Jackson jr, Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince, Christian Convery, Ray Liotta, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Isiah Whitlock jr, Aaron Holliday, J B Moore, Leo Hanna, Ayoola Smart, Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra, Matthew Rhys, Scott Seiss, Kahyun Kim. Grizzly on crack? Grizzly was the 1976 film …
CLOSE
Close Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Lukas Dhont Stars: Eden Dambrine, Gustav de Waele, Emilie Dequenne, Lea Drucker, Igor Van Dessel. This bittersweet coming of age tale hails from Belgium. It is a powerful and deeply affecting drama that packs a real emotional punch. It centres on two 13-year-old boys – Leo (newcomer Eden Dambrine) and Remi (Gustav de Waele) - who have been best friends …
CORSAGE
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 Krieps, from The Phantom Thread, etc). Elizabeth is married to Emperor …
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 opening night film is the French drama The Blaze, and amongst the …
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