NO OTHER CHOICE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Park Chan-wookStars: Lee Byung-hun, Son Yi-jin, Kim Woo-seung, Choi So-yui, Lee Sung-min, Yeon Hye-ran.The latest film from Korean director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, etc) is a pitch-black comedy that explores themes of corporate greed, dehumanising corporate culture, ambition, tradition, dysfunctional family, masculinity, and unemployment, which give the …
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
SENTIMENTAL VALUE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Joachim TrierStars: Stellan Skarsgard, Renate Reinsve, Inge Ibbsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning, Oyvind Hesjedal Loven, Lena Endre, Jesper Christensen, Bjorn Alexander, Pia Borgli, Anders Danielsen Lie.From Danish-Norwegian director Joachim Trier (Worst Person In The World, etc) comes this quiet, restrained, sensitive, intimate and slow-moving drama which …
NOUVELLE VAGUE
NOUVELLE VAGUE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Richard LinklaterStars: Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin, Bruno Dreyfurst, Adrien Rouyard, Antoine Besson, Frank Cicurel, Jonas Marmy, Come Thieulin, Tom November, Laurent Mothe.French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard famously said that all you need to make a movie was a gun and a girl. Godard was formerly a film critic writing for the influential …
RENTAL FAMILY
RENTAL FAMILY Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: HikariStars: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Akira Emoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Mari Yamamoto.Written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Hikari (37 Seconds, episodes of the tv series Beef, etc), Rental Family is a Japanese/US coproduction that gives audiences insight into a little-known aspect of Japanese culture, namely the use of actors to fulfil certain …
SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE
SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Jalmari HelanderStars: Jorma Tommila, Stephen Lang, Richard Brake.This is a sequel to 2022’s Finnish produced extremely violent WWII set action drama Sisu, which made my list of the top films of that year. Writer/director Jalmari Helander returns to handle this sequel, which delivers more of the same adrenaline rush, high body count and spectacular …
SIGNORINELLA: LITTLE MISS
Reviewed by GREG KINGDocumentaryDirectors: Jason David McFadden, Angelo Pricolo, Shannon SwanMuch of modern Australia was built by migrants, especially Italian migrants who fled Europe in the 1930s hoping for a better life. Italian women, in particular, helped shape Australia’s food, fashion and culture, their experiences enriching the Australian way of life and shaping our multiculturalism.This …
