Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ana Lily Amirpour Stars: Kate Hudson, Jeon Jong-seo, Craig Robinson, Ed Skrein, Evan Whitten, Lauren Bowles. With its violent opening, Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon almost sits comfortably in horror movie territory. But is much more. The genre bending Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon is never predictable, which… Continue Reading »
MURU – interview with Tearepo Kahi
by GREG KING Muru is a drama from New Zealand that has been loosely inspired by actual events. In 2007 an elite unit of the New Zealand police raided the Maori community of Ruatoki after they were declared domestic terrorists by the government. Innocent children were held hostage on a bus while the police arrested… Continue Reading »
MOONAGE DAYDREAM
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Brett Morgen. David Bowie, who died in 2016, was one of the most iconic and enigmatic artists of the second half of the twentieth century. He was a chameleon who changed his personality and reinvented his stage persona with every new recording and concert tour. Taking its title from… Continue Reading »
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022 – REVIEWS
ALL REVIEWS WRITTEN BY GREG KING LAST UPDATED AUGUST 8, 2022 OF AN AGE. The opening night film of the Melbourne International Film Festival this year was Of An Age, a queer themed drama and coming of age tale that seems to draw inspiration from the likes of Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight and the classic… Continue Reading »
MURDER PARTY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Nicolas Pleskof Stars: Alice Pol, Miou-Miou, Pablo Pauly, Pascale Arbillot, Eddy Mitchell, Sarah Stern, Gustave Kervern, Adrien Guionnet, Zaboui Breitmann, Lucien Jean-Baptiste. The poster, trailer and advertising material for this off beat but star-studded French comedy/drama positioned it as Gallic variation on Rian Johnson’s clever murder mystery Knives Out, and… Continue Reading »
THE OTHER FELLOW – interview with MATT BAUER
by GREG KING James Bond is the most famous cinematic spy. And we know the story about how Ian Fleming appropriated the name of a birdwatcher for his iconic character. But what happens to other people who share that iconic name? How do they cope with the gags about martinis, etc? Filmmaker Matt Bauer was… Continue Reading »