HOKUM Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Damian McCarthyStars: Adam Scott, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Peter Coonan, Will O'Connell, Brendan Conroy, Austin Amelio, Ezra Carlisle.An author suffering from writer’s block checks into the creepiest haunted hotel this side of the Overlook in this creepy, claustrophobic horror film from Irish writer/director Damian McCarthy (Oddity, etc).Misanthropic and …
HIM
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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