SNOW WHITE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Marc WebbStars: Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Andrew Burnap, Ansu Kabia, Emilia Faucher, Hadley Fraser, voices of Andrew Barth Feldman, Tituss Burgess, Martin Klebba, Jason Kravitz, George Salazar, Jeremy Swift, Andy Grotelueschen, Patrick Page. Disney continues to plunder its extensive back catalogue of animated classics for live action remakes, hoping to …
SPIT
SPIT Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Jonathan TeplitzkyStars: David Wenham, Arlo Green, David Field, Gary Sweet, David Roberts, Helen Thompson, Pallavi Sharda, Bob Franklin, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Maude Davey, Iain Gardiner, Sofya Gollan.I didn’t think that 2003’s crime drama Gettin’ Square really needed a sequel. The film was a box office flop when first released, but it found favour through a DVD release …
SEPTEMBER 5
SEPTEMBER 5 Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Tim FehlbaumStars: Peter Sarsgarrd, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Benjamin Walker, Zinedine Soualem, Georgina Rich, Corey Johnson. The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich were intended to be a showcase for the modern. New Germany to show to the world how the country had moved on from the dark days of WWII and the Third Reich. But the Games were mired …
STRANGE CREATURES – interview with Henry Boffin
by GREG KING Strange Creatures is a road movie in which two estranged brothers – Nathan and Jed – embark on a journey to spread their late mother’s ashes on the country property where they grew up. Along the way they come to explore their differences and find some common ground. The film is the debut feature for writer/director Henry Boffin (the tv series Metrosexual, etc). It is screening at the Melbourne …
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SATURDAY NIGHT
SATURDAY NIGHT Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Jason ReitmanStars: Gabriel La Belle, Cory Michael Smith, Matt Wood, Dylan O'Brien, Willem Dafoe, J K Simmons, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Rachel Sennott, Ella Hunt, Emily Fairn, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Ellen Boscov, Tommy Dewey, Catherine Curtin, Andrew Barth Feldman, Nicholas Podany, Robert Wuhl, Jon Batiste, Brian Welch, Paul Rust, …
SUPERMAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY
SUPERMAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORYReviewed by GREG KINGDocumentaryDirectors: Ian Bonhote & Peter EhedguiSUPERMAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY is a superb and moving documentary about actor Christopher Reeve, best known for playing Superman in the 1970s series of films, doesn’t follow the usual template for documentaries exploring the career of famous actors. Rather than an in depth dive into …
