LA CHIMERA Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Alice RohrwacherStars: Josh O'Connor, Carol Duarte, Isabella Rossellini, Alba Rohrwacher, Yile Vianello, Vincenzo Nemolata, Ramona Fiorini. Tuscany in the 1980s is the setting for this hybrid heist comedy come romance from Italian auteur Alice Rohrwacher (Happy As Lazzaro, etc). Arthur (played by Josh O’Connor, from tv series The Crown and …
LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL Reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: Colin and Cameron CairnesStars: David Dastmalchian, Fayssal Bazzi, Ian Bliss, Ingrid Torelli, Laura Gordon, Rhys Auteri. Every year when I get my hands on the MIFF program and start selecting my films the first strand I pour through is Night Shift, which contains some bizarre horror films and cinematic oddities. And this offbeat film …
LOVE LIES BLEEDING
LOVE LIES BLEEDING reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Rose GlassStars: Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Dave Franco, Anna Baryshnikov.The incredibly violent story of two women in love. Set in New Mexico in 1989, this is a tough and gritty revenge-driven drama is the sophomore feature from British director Rose Glass (the 2019 psychological thriller Saint Maud, etc). Lou …
LAST NIGHT OF AMORE
Last Night of Amore Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Andrea de StefanoStars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Linda Caridi, Francesco De Leva, Antonio Gerardi, Katia Mironova.A gritty Italian crime thriller set against the backdrop of Milan’s criminal underworld, Last Night Of Amore was one of the highlights of the recent Italian film festival. For 35 years Franco Amore (Pierfrancesco Favino, from Nostalgia, …
BRING HIM TO ME – interview with director Luke Sparke
Bring Him To Me Interview by GREG KINGBring Him To Me is a tense thriller starring Barry Pepper, Jamie Costa, Sam Neill and Rachel Griffiths. Written by Tom Evans, the film sees Pepper’s character driving Cost across town to an unknown destination and an unknown fate. Under orders from a ruthless crime boss, an unnamed driver battles his conscience and drives a young, unsuspecting passenger to an uncertain …
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LIE WITH ME
Lie With Me Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Olivier PeyonStars: Guillaume de Tonquedec, Viktor Belmondo, Julien De Saint Jean, Jeremy Gillet, Guiliane Londez.Noted author Stephane Belcourt (Guillaume de Tonquedec, from the star studded ensemble comedy Happy 50, etc) returns to his childhood hometown of Baussony in the Cognac-producing region of south-west France after a 35-year absence and faces some of …
