Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (as Daniels) Stars: Michell Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, James Hong, Harry Shum jr, Jenny Slate. Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh, from Crazy Rich Asians, etc) operates a laundry in Southern California, but is struggling to cope as she attempts to complete her taxes before an audit while juggling a number of family crises. …
ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ryu Seung-Wan Stars: Kim Yoon-seok, Heo Joon-he, Jo In-Sung, Kim So-jin, Koo Kyo-hwan, Jung Man-sik, Kim Jae-hwa, Park Kyung-hye. This fast paced action film from Korea is set in war torn Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, over the 1990/91 Christmas/New Year period. South Korea and North Korea are anxious to join the UN, and are involved in delicate negotiations. They …
JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022 – interview with artistic director Eddie Tamir.
by GREG KING This year the Jewish International Film Festival serves up a selection of 55 premiere films from 20 countries, which explore the challenges accompanying change. As usual there is a balance between documentaries and fictional features, as well as a curated selection of short films. The festival premiers two new Australian films. The opening night film is the biopic Simone Veil, A Woman Of The …
EUROPA EUROPA FILM FESTIVAL – interview with Thomas Caldwell
by GREG KING The inaugural Europa Europa Film Festival screens in Melbourne and Sydney from February 4 through until February 27. In Melbourne it will screen at both the Lido and Classic Cinemas, while in Sydney it will screen at the Ritz. Here in Australia we are well served with European films via festivals like the French, Spanish, Italian, German and Scandinavian Film Festivals, but this new festival aims to …
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EIGHTH GRADE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bo Burnham Stars: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Catherine Oliviere, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Daniel Zolghadri. This rich, naturalistic and authentic look at the anxieties faced by today’s teenagers in a modern world obsessed with social media and status is an insightful coming of age tale that is refreshingly free of the usual tropes of the subgenre. Eighth Grade follows …
JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018 – interview with Eddie Tamir
by GREG KING The Jewish International Film Festival is screening in Sydney and Melbourne. In Melbourne the festival screens at the Classic Cinema in Elsternwick, the Lido in Hawthorn and the Cameo in Belgrave. It runs until November 21, and will screen some 80 features and documentaries. The opening night film was the critically acclaimed bittersweet road movie The Interpreter. Closing the festival is The …
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