CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 – interview with artistic director THOMAS CALDWELL by GREG KINGThe 7th Children’s International Film Festival screens at the Lido, Classic and Cameo cinemas in Melbourne and the Ritz in Randwick, Sydney from June 7 and runs through till July 20. This year’s program features several films from the SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival, a children’s film …
LILO & STITCH
LILO & STITCH Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Dean Fleischer CampStars: Maia Kealoha, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Tia Carrere, Billy Magussen, Zach Galiafianakis, Kaipo Dudoit, Courtney B Vance, Jason Scott Lee, Amy Hill, voices of Chris Sanders, Hannah Waddingham.The latest Disney animated film to get a live action remake is Lilo & Stitch, the family friendly film from 2002 which depicted the …
SNOW WHITE
SNOW WHITE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Marc WebbStars: Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Andrew Burnap, Ansu Kabia, Emilia Faucher, Hadley Fraser, voices of Andrew Barth Feldman, Tituss Burgess, Martin Klebba, Jason Kravitz, George Salazar, Jeremy Swift, Andy Grotelueschen, Patrick Page. Disney continues to plunder its extensive back catalogue of animated classics for live action remakes, hoping to …
FLOW
FLOW Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Gints Zilbalodis. A cat’s home is devastated by a giant flood, and as the waters rise it finds refuge on a boat populated by a number of other animals. The cat shares the boat with a dog, a capybara, a scavenging ring-tailed lemur and a majestic white crane. As the boat moves across unfamiliar landscapes there are signs of a lost civilization. The …
PADDINGTON IN PERU
PADDINGTON IN PERU Reviewed by GREG KING.Director: Dougal WilsonStars: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas, Julie Walters, Samuel Joslin, Madeleine Harris, Imelda Staunton, Carla Tous, Hayley Atwell, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant. This is the third film in the series following the adventures of everybody’s favourite marmalade loving bear, and it is full of the …
MOANA 2
MOANA 2 Reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: David G Derrick jr, Jason Hand, Dana Leydoux MillerStars: voices of Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rose Matafeo, Hualalai Chung, David Fane, Alan Tudyk, Tofiga Fepulea’i, Awhimai Fraser, Jemaine Clement, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger. Moana 2 is a largely unnecessary sequel to the 2016 animated film, which has become one of Disney's …
