THE KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL IN AUSTRALIA – interview with programmer Frances Lee by GREG KING The Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) makes triumphant return in 2023, showcasing an impressive line-up of highly acclaimed and captivating Korean films. KOFFIA 2023 will offer a dazzling array of cinema across genres, showcasing the brilliance and diversity of Korean filmmaking.… Continue Reading »
KNOCK AT THE CABIN
Knock at the Cabin Reviewed by GREG KING Director: M Night Shyamalan Stars: Dave Bautista, Ben Aldridge, Jonathan Groff, Nikki Amuka Bird, Abby Quinn, Rupert Grint, Kristen Cui. M Night Shyamalan announced himself as a filmmaker to watch with 1999’s atmospheric psychological thriller The Sixth Sense and its unexpected twist at the end, and these… Continue Reading »
KOMPROMAT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jerome Salle Stars: Gilles Lelouche, Joanna Kulig, Aleksey Gorbunov, Elisa Lasowski, Olivia Malahieude, Daniil Vorobyov, Mikhail Goreyov, Igor Jijiine, Louis-Do de Lencquesai. This tense French produced chase thriller provides a grim and sobering glimpse into the oppressive nature of Russia under Putin. Kompromat is a Russian word for compromising material… Continue Reading »
THE KITCHEN BRIGADE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Louis Julien Petit Stars: Audrey Lamy, Francois Cluzet, Chantal Neuwirth, Fatoumata Kaba, Yannick Kalombo, Mamadou Koita. The Kitchen Brigade is a modest but generally upbeat crowd-pleasing French comedy and familiar underdog drama from filmmaker Louis Julien Petit, who has worked as a second unit director on a number of popular… Continue Reading »
ALLIANCE FRANCAIS FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2022 – interview with artistic director Karine Mauris
by GREG KING The French Film Festival screens at Palace Cinemas around Australia from March 3, and serves up some of the best contemporary cinema from France. The opening night film is the big budget lavish production Lost Illusions, adapted from the 185-year-old Balzac novel and featuring a star-studded cast. Closing the festival is the… Continue Reading »
KING RICHARD
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green Stars: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, Jon Bernthal, Dylan McDermott, Kevin Dunn. No, this is not another adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s historical dramas about a tragically doomed historical figure, although the central character here is just as flawed and complex as… Continue Reading »