JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Todd Phillips Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Steve Coogan, Zazie Beetz, Leigh Gill, Harry Lawtry, Bill Smitrovich, Jacob Lofland, Ken Leung. Joaquin Phoenix won an Oscar for his complex and nuanced performance as the damaged Arthur Fleck (aka Joker) in Todd Phillips’ 2019 drama Joker, which transcended the usual …
JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2024 – interview with MANISAY OUDOMVILAY
28TH JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL – interview with MANISAY OUDOMVILAY by GREG KING 2024 sees the twenty-eighth edition of the Japanese Film festival, and it has now grown into the largest festival of Japanese cinema in the world. This year’s selection offers a diverse range of films, stories that celebrate unexpected connections, The opening night film is Mom, Is That You? There is a retrospective series of …
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JEANNE DU BARRY
JEANNE DU BARRY Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Maiwenn Stars: Maiwenn, Johnny Depp, Melvil Poupard, Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard, Pauline Pollmann, Thibault Bonenfant, Noemie Lvovsky, Pascal Greggory, Diego Le Fur, Loli Bahia. A visually sumptuous and lavish costume drama this film depicts the life of the eponymous Jeanne Du Barry, who rose from a peasant background to become Louis XV’s favourite …
JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 – interview with festival programmer Eddie Tamir
Interview with festival programmer Eddie Tamir by GREG KING This year the Jewish International Film festival serves up a packed program of over 50 new films and documentaries, many fresh from the international film festival circuit. The opening night film is the comedy Matchmaking and the closing night film is The Jewish Nazi, a fascinating documentary about Melbourne man Alex Kurzem who escaped a massacre in …
JOY RIDE
Joy Ride Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Adele Lim Stars: Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu, Stephanie Hsu, Ronny Chieng, David Denman, Annie Mumolo, Kenneth Liu, Debbie Fan, Desmond Chiam, Meredith Hagner, Daniel Dae Kim. Not to be confused with the 2001 drama of the same name that starred Paul Walker, Steve Zahn and Leelee Sobieski as a trio of travelers pursued by a homicidal trucker, this Joy Ride …
JOHN FARNHAM: FINDING THE VOICE
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Poppy Stockell This revealing and detailed documentary charts the highs and lows of the stellar career of John Farnham, from his early success in 1967 with the cheesy novelty hit Sadie The Cleaning Lady, a song which haunted him for many years after, through to his spectacular comeback to mainstream success with the bestselling Whispering Jack album, and its …
