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 …
STRANGE CREATURES – interview with Henry Boffin
by GREG KING Strange Creatures is a road movie in which two estranged brothers – Nathan and Jed – embark on a journey to spread their late mother’s ashes on the country property where they grew up. Along the way they come to explore their differences and find some common ground. The film is the debut feature for writer/director Henry Boffin (the tv series Metrosexual, etc). It is screening at the Melbourne …
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HIGH & LOW: JOHN GALLIANO
HIGH & LOW: JOHN GALLIANO Reviewed by GREG KINGDocumentaryDirector: Kevin MacDonald. From Oscar winning filmmaker Kevin MacDonald (Touching The Void, etc) comes High & Low, a revealing documentary about the rise and fall of legendary iconoclastic fashion designer John Galliano, who has been acclaimed as one of the greatest designers of the twentieth century. Galliano rose to prominence in …
HOW TO HAVE SEX
HOW TO HAVE SEX reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Molly Manning-WalkerStars: Mia McKenna-Bruce, Lara Peake, Enva Lewis, Shaun Thomas, Samuel Bottomley, Laura Ambler.What a salacious eye-catching title! But rather than a documentary this is another in the cycle of coming-of-age films featuring a group of horny teenagers on a sex and alcohol fuelled holiday in a sun-drenched exotic location. It …
HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON.
HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Ariane Louis-SeizeStars: Sara Montpetit, Felix-Antoine Benard, Noemei O'Farrell, Steve Laplante, Sophie Cadieux, Marie Brassard, Gabriel-Antoine Roy.What a great title! Evocative, yet strange enough to whet the appetite for what is essentially a blend of horror, black comedy, teen romance and coming of age …
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HAUNTED MANSION
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Justin SimienStars: LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny De Vito, Jared Leto, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chase W Dillon, Creek Wilson, Charity Jordan.Disney seems to be lacking in creativity at the moment because all they seem to produce are live action remakes of their animated classics, endless sequels and spin offs from some of their successful …
