Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Lina Plioplyte. Most fashion documentaries are of limited appeal to a general paying audience. But there have been a number of fascinating fashion documentaries, among them The September Issue, which was an insightful look at Anna Wintour, the powerful, cold and enigmatic editor of Vogue, and the delightful Bill… Continue Reading »
THE SKELETON TWINS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Craig Johnson Stars: Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell, Boyd Holbrook, Joanna Gleason A rather bleak and black comedy about dysfunctional family and sibling relationships and mental illness, The Skeleton Twins was one of the hits of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, with the script from director Craig… Continue Reading »
THE LITTLE DEATH
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Josh Lawson Stars: Josh Lawson, Bojana Novakovic, Patrick Brammal, Kate Box, Alan Dukes, Lisa McCune, Damon Herriman, Kate Mulvany, Kym Gyngell, T J Power, Erin James, Lachy Hulme, Zoe Carides, Ben Lawson. Everything you’ve always wanted to know about sexual fetishes but were afraid to ask. The Little Death is… Continue Reading »
WISH I WAS HERE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Zach Braff Stars: Zach Braff, Kate Hudson, Mandy Patinkin, Joey King, Pierce Gagnon, Josh Gad, Ashley Greene, Jim Parsons, James Avery, Donald Faison, Michael Weston, Alexander Chaplin. Ten years ago Scrubs star Zach Braff made his mark as a writer and director with the insightful cult favourite Garden State, an… Continue Reading »
WE ARE THE BEST!
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Lucas Moodyson Stars: Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin, Liv Lemoyne, Charlie Falk, Johan Lijemamark, Mattias Wiberg, Jonathan Salomonsson, Alvir Strollo, Anna Rydgren, David Dencik, Ann-Sofie Rase, Peter Eriksson, Lena Carlsson. During the recent Melbourne International Film Festival I saw two coming of age films about kids putting together a punk band.… Continue Reading »
THE INFINITE MAN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Hugh Sullivan Stars: Josh McConville, Hannah Marshall, Alex Dimitriades. This is the second local production in as many months to feature time travel as a key narrative device. And I found the quirky The Infinite Man to be far more entertaining and enjoyable than the recent sci-fi head turning Predestination,… Continue Reading »