THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES Reviewed by GREG KING. Director: Francis Lawrence Stars: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Fionnula Flanagan, Burn Gorman, Ashley Liao, Max Raphael, Josh Andreas Rivera, Mackenzie Lansing, Jason Schwartzman, Athena Strates, Nick Benson, Ayomide Adegun, Luna Steeples. It has been eight years… Continue Reading »
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEWS
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEWS written by GREG KING LAST UPDATED AUGUST 14, 2023 SUNFLOWER. As with Of An Age, last year’s opening film at MIFF, Sunflower is a locally produced gay coming of age drama and love story that has a deep personal resonance for its director and is informed by his own… Continue Reading »
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018 – reviews
ALL REVIEWS WRITTEN BY GREG KING LAST UPDATED AUGUST 17, 2018 THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE. The struggles faced by idiosyncratic and maverick filmmaker Terry Gilliam in trying to bring to the screen his long gestating passion project about Don Quixote have been well detailed in the fascinating 2002 documentary Lost In La Mancha.… Continue Reading »
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017 – REVIEWS
ALL FILMS REVIEWED BY GREG KING LAST UPDATED AUGUST 13, 2017 FINAL PORTRAIT. In 1964, renowned portrait artist and sculptor Albert Giacometti passed away soon after completing his final painting. He had painted a portrait of American journalist James Lord, who had come to Paris for a brief visit. The portrait was only supposed to… Continue Reading »
GRADUATION
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Christian Mungiu Stars: Adrian Titieni, Maria Dragus, Lia Bugnar, Malina Manovici, Petre Ciubotaru, Vlad Ivanov. Romanian journalist turned filmmaker Christian Mungiu earned his second Best Director award at Cannes for his fourth feature film, a rather grim and critical look at Romanian society as it continues to emerge from under… Continue Reading »
SCANDINAVIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2017 – reviews
The 2017 Scandinavian Film Festival is screening at Palace Cinemas across Australia in July. ALL FILMS REVIEWED BY GREG KING LAST UPDATED JULY 16, 2017 THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE was the opening night attraction at the 2017 Scandinavian Film Festival, which is screening at Palace Cinemas around the country. It is the latest film… Continue Reading »