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… Continue Reading »
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY Reviewed by GREG KING Director: James Mangold Stars: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Toby Jones, Antonio Banderas, Ethann Isidore, John Rhys-Davies, Shaunette Renee Wilson, Karen Allen, Thomas Kretschmann, Boyd Holbrook, Olivier Richters, Martin McDougall, Nasser Memarzia. This is the fifth film in the franchise featuring Harrison Ford… Continue Reading »
DRIVING MADELEINE
DRIVING MADELEINE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Christian Clarion Stars: Line Renaud, Dany Boon, Alice Isaaz, Jeremie Leheurte. It would be easy to dismiss this charming crowd-pleasing little film as a Gallic variation of the Oscar winning Driving Miss Daisy, but this French drama, which screened during the recent Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, is… Continue Reading »
TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Steven Caple jr Stars: Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Dean Scott Vasquez, voices of Peter Cullen, Peter Davidson, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Dinklage, Colman Domingo, John Di Maggio. Toy company Hasbro created their line of giant shape changing robots known as Transformers way back in 1984. Then came the animated television series… Continue Reading »
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 –… Continue Reading »
RED WHITE AND BRASS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Damon Fepulea’i Stars: John-Paul Foliaki, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Haanz Fa’avae-Jackson, Nathaniel Lees, Tevita Finau, Valeti Finau, Onetoto Ikavuka, Lupeti Finau, Ilaisanne Green. In 2011 the Rugby World Cup Final was played in Wellington in New Zealand, and the Tongan team caused a massive upset by beating the highly favoured French team… Continue Reading »