HIM Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Justin TippingStars: Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Jim Jeffries, Julia Fox, Tim Heidecker, Maurice Greene, Naomi Grossman.Him is the second brutal sports themed film to hit local cinemas this week, but it is a vastly different beast to The Smashing Machine. Whereas that film looked at MMA, Him exposes the toxic culture of American football and explores the sacrifices …
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Dean DeBloisStars: Gerard Butler, Mason Thames, Nick Frost, Nico Parker, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Peter Serafinowicz, Ruth Codd.For a while now Disney has been raiding its back catalogue of animated classics and reimagining them as live action features. And now Dreamworks gets in on the lucrative action. …
HURRY UP TOMORROW
HURRY UP TOMORROW Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Trey Edward ShultsStars: The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan, Riley Keogh.Singer The Weeknd (real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) stars in this psychological thriller in which he plays a thinly fictionalised version of himself, an insomniac singer tapped in a nightmare in which he encounters a dangerous and obsessed fan/groupie. The fictional …
FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL 2025 – interview with artistic director HUDSON SOWADA
FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL 2025 – interview with artistic director HUDSON SOWADA by GREG KING The Fantastic Film Festival Australia is a film festival celebrating genre and alternative cinema from around the globe, promising a kaleidoscopic showcase of the world’s most exciting voices in cult, genre, arthouse, and alternative cinema. The festival screens from April 24 through until May 16 at the Lido Cinemas …
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HEAD SOUTH – interview with JONATHAN OGILVIE
HEAD SOUTH – interview with JONATHAN OGILVIE by GREG KING Head South is a coming-of-age story set in Christchurch in 1979. It stars Ed Oxenbould (from Paper Planes, etc) as Angus, a 17-year-old boy whose world is changed when he is introduced to the punk music scene. Head South is based on writer/director Jonathan Ogilvie’s own experiences. Greg chats with Jonathan about the genesis of the film, casting …
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HERETIC
HERETIC Reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: Scott Beck and Bryan WoodsStars: Hugh Grant, Sophie Tucker, Chloe East, Topher Grace.Hugh Grant was once the affable if slightly awkward star of romantic comedies like Four Weddings And A Funeral and Nottinghill, etc. But since Guy Ritchie cast him against type in a couple of his gritty thrillers Grant has carved out a niche for himself in playing villainous …
