Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ira Sachs Stars: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Darren Burrows, Charlie Tahan, Cheyenne Jackson, Manny Perez, Eric Tabach. Love is indeed strange, elusive and even painful at times. New York filmmaker Ira Sachs often explores queer politics and gay themes, but this beautifully observed, poignant, bittersweet and touching comic… Continue Reading »
EASTERN BOYS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Robin Campillo Stars: Olivier Rabourdin, Kirill Emelyanov, Danil Vorobyev. Eastern Boys offers an exploration of gay male sexuality, xenophobia, and the immigration problems plaguing Europe in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Illegal immigrants from the former Soviet Union come to major European cities where they eke… Continue Reading »
PAPER PLANES
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Robert Connolly Stars: Sam Worthington, Ed Oxenbould, Deborah Mailman, David Wenham, Peter Rowsthorn, Nicholas Bakopoulos-Cooke, Ena Imai, Terry Norris. The idea of a film about a paper plane competition may not sound the most riveting prospect, but this gentle, family friendly locally made comedy/drama is actually a crowd pleaser that… Continue Reading »
LIFE ITSELF
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Steve James. Another must see for film buffs! Life Itself is a revealing and deeply personal documentary about the late Roger Ebert, the doyen of film critics who was for forty years the film reviewer for Chicago’s Sun Times newspaper. He passed away in 2013 following a long battle… Continue Reading »
TURKEY SHOOT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jon Hewitt Stars: Dominic Purcell, Robert Taylor, Viva Bianca, Nicholas Hammond, Belinda McClory, Carmen Duncan, Suzannah McDonald, Juan Jackson. Jon Hewitt’s remake of Brian Trenchard-Smith’s 1982 film, an infamous, shockingly violent and trashy piece of Ozploitation that has become something of a cult favourite over the years, is largely unnecessary… Continue Reading »
HUMAN CAPITAL
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paolo Virzi Stars: Fabrizio Gifuni, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Matilde Gioli, Valeria Golina, Guglielmo Pinelli, Giovanni Anzaldo. Human capital is the term used to describe the way in which insurance companies calculate the amount to reimburse the victim’s family following injury or death. In other words, it is a… Continue Reading »