ONE LIFE reviewed by GREG KING Director: James Hawes Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Jonathan Pryce, Marthe Keller, Ziggy Heath, Tom Glenister. A stirring and emotional journey, One Life is based on a true story from the early days of WWII that only came to light in 1988 when it featured on an episode of the popular BBC magazine program That’s Life. It …
THE OLD OAK
The Old Oak Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ken Loach Stars: Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson, Trevor Fox, Chris McGlade, Col Tait, Chrissie Robinson, Chris Gotts, Jen Patterson, Arthur Oxley, Joe Armstrong, Andy Dawson. This is widely regarded as likely to be the final film from revered 86-year-old British director Ken Loach, who for over six decades has championed the working class and their …
ON THE WANDERING PATHS
On The Wandering Paths Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Denis Imbert Stars: Jean Dujardin, Anny Duperey, Izia Higelin, Jonathan Zaccai, Josephine Japy. This tale of redemption is based on the writings of French travel writer and adventurer Sylvain Tesson, who was the central focus of the 2022 documentary The Velvet Queen, which depicted his search for the elusive Tibetan snow leopard. In 2014 …
OPPENHEIMER
Oppenheimer Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Christopher Nolan Stars: Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Robert Downey jr, Emily Blunt, Kenneth Branagh, Jason Clarke, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, Dane De Haan, Alden Ehrenreich, Florence Pugh, Alex Wolff, Tony Goldwyn, Matthew Modine, Gary Oldman. From Christopher Nolan (the Batman trilogy, etc) comes this epic biopic of J Robert Oppenheimer, the …
ONE FINE MORNING
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mia Hansen-Love Stars: Lea Seydoux, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poupaud, Camille Leban Martins, Nicole Garcia. Following its screenings at the Alliance Francaise Film Festival, One Fine Morning (Une Beau Matin) gets a cinematic release on the art house circuit. This is the eighth feature film for actress turned director Mia Hansen-Love, and like most of her work it deals …
OF AN AGE
Of An Age Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Goran Stolevski Stars: Elias Anton, Thom Green, Hattie Hook. The opening night film of the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2022 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 Sunset and the classic Brief Encounter. The film is set in 1999 and centres …
