NOSFERATU Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Robert Eggers Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgard, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Simon McBurney, Ralph Ineson, Willem Dafoe. This umpteenth retelling of the Dracula legend has been something of a passion project for idiosyncratic filmmaker Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse, etc) and is full of his usual signature touches and darker …
NIGHT SWIM
NIGHT SWIM reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bryce McGuire Stars: Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amelie Hoeferle, Gavin Warren, Elijah J Roberts, Jodi Long, Eddie Martinez. From Blumhouse, which specialises in low budget horror films, and producer James Wan (he of the Saw franchise, etc) comes this film about a possessed swimming pool. But, despite an intriguing premise, Night Swim ultimately becomes a little …
NEXT GOAL WINS
NEXT GOAL WINS reviewed by GREG KING Director: Taika Waititi Stars: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Elisabeth Moss, Will Arnett, Rhys Darby, Kaimana, David Fane, Beulah Koale, Uli Latukefu, Chris Alosio, Semu Filipo, Lehi Makisi Falepapalangi, Taika Waititi, Rachel House. Hollywood loves its inspirational underdog sporting stories, and with Next Goal Wins New Zealand director Taika Waititi has served …
NAPOLEON
Napoleon Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ridley Scott Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Rupert Everett, Tahar Rahim, Paul Rhys, Edouard Philipponnat, Miles Jupp, Sinead Cusack, Sam Troughton, Julian Wadham, Ian McNeice. Ridley Scott is, arguably, the best contemporary filmmaker still working today who has never won an Oscar, which is surprising considering his body of work that includes classics like …
THE NEW BOY
THE NEW BOY Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Warwick Thornton Stars: Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, Aswan Reid. This is the third film from indigenous filmmaker Warrick Thornton following Samson & Delilah and the award-winning Sweet Country. The New Boy opened the Sydney Film Festival and has now gained a theatrical release. And although the film deals with indigenous issues it is nowhere …
NO HARD FEELINGS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Gene Stupniski Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, Natalie Morales, Scott MacArthur. Percy’s Progress? No Hard Feelings is a raunchy teen coming of age comedy that harks back to those comedies from the 80s – films like Porky’s and Fast Times At Ridgemont High, etc – but with some of the broader humour of more recent from …
