THE BIRTHDAY TRIP Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: James Robert WoodsStars: Ben Gerrard, Luke Jacobz, David Quirk, Annalise Hall, Nicola Frew, Josephine Starte, Robert Preston, Sapphire Blossom.Fifteen years after graduating from their elite private school three former female friends head off for a retreat at a corporate owned farm stay in the picturesque southern highlands of New South Wales. They are …
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2026 REVIEWS
The Melbourne International Film Festival runs across cinemas in Melbourne from August 6 through until August 23, and offers up a diverse range of features, documentaries and short films.ALL FILMS REVIEWED BY GREG KINGLAST UPDATED AUGUST 18BODY BLOW.The fourth feature film from Australian writer/director Dean Francis, the low-budget Body Blow is a messy, trashy, camp and erotically charged pulp …
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SPIDERMAN: BRAND NEW DAY
SPIDERMAN: BRAND NEW DAY Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Destin Daniel CrettonStars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Tramell Tillman, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, Marisa Tomei, Liza Colon-Zayas, Florence Pugh, Naomi Watts, Michael Mando, Zabryna Guevara, Marvin Jones III, Eman Esfandi.Spiderman has always been the most consistent and most enjoyable franchise within the canon of Marvel …
THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN
THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Olivier AssayasStars: Paul Dano, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Jeffrey Wright, Tom Sturridge, Will Keen.Based on the 2022 novel written by Giuliana du Empoli, The Wizard Of The Kremlin is a geopolitical drama that offered a mix of fact and fiction as it recounted the rise to power of Vladimir Putin, the former KGB spy who became the powerful ruler of …
THE INVITE
THE INVITE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Olivia WildeStars: Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Edward Norton, Penelope Cruz.This biting, incisive, and well written comedy about marital discord and an awkward dinner party comes across as something of a cross between The War Of The Roses and Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, without the viciousness. The film opens with a quote from noted wit Oscar Wilde – “One …
THE GOOD BOY
THE GOOD BOY Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Jan KomasaStars: Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Anson Boon, Kit Rakusen, Monika Frajczyk.Also known as Heel in some territories, The Good Boy is an English/Polish co-production that serves up a dark and disturbing mix of black comedy and drama. It has been produced by Jeremy Thomas (the Oscar winning The Last Emperor, etc) and Polish filmmaker Jerzy …
