BRING HER BACK Reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: Danny and Michael PilippouStars: Sally Hawkins, Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Philips, Sally-Anne Upton. Adelaide filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou began their careers making short horror films for their You Tube channel. They broke through to feature films with their acclaimed, award-winning debut Talk To Me in 2022, which established them …
CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 – interview with artistic director THOMAS CALDWELL
CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 – interview with artistic director THOMAS CALDWELL by GREG KINGThe 7th Children’s International Film Festival screens at the Lido, Classic and Cameo cinemas in Melbourne and the Ritz in Randwick, Sydney from June 7 and runs through till July 20. This year’s program features several films from the SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival, a children’s film …
LILO & STITCH
LILO & STITCH Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Dean Fleischer CampStars: Maia Kealoha, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Tia Carrere, Billy Magussen, Zach Galiafianakis, Kaipo Dudoit, Courtney B Vance, Jason Scott Lee, Amy Hill, voices of Chris Sanders, Hannah Waddingham.The latest Disney animated film to get a live action remake is Lilo & Stitch, the family friendly film from 2002 which depicted the …
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Christopher McQuarrieStars: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Greg Tarzan Davis, Esai Morales, Janet McTeer, Angela Bassett, Henry Czerny, Rolf Saxon, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Charles Parnell, Nick Offerman, Holt McCallany, Shea Whigham, Tramell Tillman, Hannah Waddingham, Mark Gattis.In 1996 Tom Cruise revamped the …
FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES
FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES Reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: Zach Lipovsky and Adam SteinStars: Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Brec Bassinger, Gabrielle Rose, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Rya Kihlstedt, Teo Briones, Max Lloyd-Jones, Tony Todd, April Telek, Alex Zahara, Anna Lore, Tinpo Lee, Jayden Oniah.The Final Destination franchise first hit our screens way back in 2000. Four sequels followed until …
THE WEDDING BANQUET
THE WEDDING BANQUET Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Andrew AnhStars: Bowen Yang, Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-chan, Youn Yuh-jung, Joan Chen, Bobo Lee. This crowd pleaser is a reimagining of Ang Lee’s Oscar nominated 1993 film The Wedding Banquet about a marriage of convenience. The director Andrew Anh (Spa Night, etc) has updated the original script from Lee and his regular collaborator …
