DRACULA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Andre Ovredal Stars: Liam Cunningham, Corey Hawkins, David Dastmalchian, Woody Norman, Aisling Franciosi, Javier Botet. Alien at sea? Dracula is the most portrayed character in film and there have been over 300 films featuring the famous character created by Bram Stoker in his classic 1897 novel. The Voyage Of The Demeter is …
DALILAND
DALILAND Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mary Harron Stars: Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Ezra Miller, Alexander Beyer, Mark McKenna, Andreja Pejic, Zachary Nachbar-Seckel, Avital Lvova. Salvador Dali (played here by Oscar winner Ben Kingsley) is one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century, renowned for his striking and bizarre imagery and of course that …
DRIVING MADELEINE
DRIVING MADELEINE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Christian Clarion Stars: Line Renaud, Dany Boon, Alice Isaaz, Jeremie Leheurte. It would be easy to dismiss this charming crowd-pleasing little film as a Gallic variation of the Oscar winning Driving Miss Daisy, but this French drama, which screened during the recent Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, is so much more. Madeleine Keller (played …
BANK OF DAVE – interview with Dave Fishwick
by GREG KING BANK OF DAVE – interview with Dave Fishwick Bank Of Dave is a feelgood variation on the classic David vs Goliath underdog story. The film centres on Dave Fishwick, a businessman in the town of Burnley who wanted to open his own high street bank, but had to contend with the underhanded tactics of the major financial institutions of Britain as they tried to stop him establishing the first new …
JOHN FARNHAM: FINDING THE VOICE
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Poppy Stockell This revealing and detailed documentary charts the highs and lows of the stellar career of John Farnham, from his early success in 1967 with the cheesy novelty hit Sadie The Cleaning Lady, a song which haunted him for many years after, through to his spectacular comeback to mainstream success with the bestselling Whispering Jack album, and its …
DON’T WORRY DARLING
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Olivia Wilde Stars: Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, Nick Kroll, KiKi Layne, Gemma Chan, Douglas Smith, Timothy Simons, Asif Ali. Set in the 1950s, Don’t Worry Darling is an enigmatic psychological thriller and domestic drama that is rich in atmosphere but short of answers. Alice (Florence Pugh, from Midsommar, etc) lives in the quaint, picture …
