THE SHROUDS Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: David CronenbergStars: Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Jennifer Dale, Eric Weinthal, IngvarSigurdsson, Steve Switzman, Elizabeth Saunders.Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg is well known for his films that often mix sci-fi with horror tropes, some confronting splatter effects (who can forget the exploding heads in Scanners), kinky sex, …
THE BRUTALIST
THE BRUTALIST Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Brady CorbetStars: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Gay Pearce, Alessandro Nivola, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Isaach de Bankole, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Ariane Labed, Michael Epp, Peter Polycarpou, Salvatore Sansone.Heavily favoured to win the major awards at the Oscars is this ambitious epic drama and film festival circuit favourite from Brady Corbet, who …
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Josie RourkeStars: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Guy Pearce, David Tennant, Ian Hart, Joe Alwyn, Simon Russell Beale, Jack Lowden, Ismael Cruz Cordova.The tale of the rivalry between Scottish queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth I, has been told on screen many times before, most notably in the lavish but dull 1971 film Mary, Queen Of Scots, which starred Oscar winners Glenda …
SWINGING SAFARI
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Stephan ElliottStars: Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Radha Mitchell, Asher Keddie, Julian McMahon, Jeremy Sims, Atticus Robb, Darcey Wilson, Jack Thompson, Jacob Elordi, Chelsea Glaw, Richard Roxburgh.Set in the 1970s, Stephan Elliott’s latest film is a semi-autobiographical coming of age comedy and satirical look at Australian culture and values of the time. It was a time …
ALIEN COVENANT
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Ridley ScottStars: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Danny McBride, Billy Crudup, Demian Bichir, Nathaniel Dean, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Carmen Ejogo, Guy Pearce, James Franco.With 2012’s Prometheus, director Ridley Scott returned to the Alien universe that he created way back in 1979 with the claustrophobic and terrifying Alien. The concept has …
THE ROVER
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David Michod Stars: Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, David Field, Scoot McNairy, Anthony Hayes, Nash Edgerton, Susan Prior, Gillian Jones.David Michod broke through to the consciousness of Australian and international audiences with his gritty crime drama Animal Kingdom. Expectations were high for his follow up film, and while The Rover doesn't quite hit the same heights as Animal …
