Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Olivier Assayas Stars: Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger, Sigrid Bouaziz, Nora von Waldstatten, Ty Olwin, Hammou Graia. Kristen Stewart is one of the more interesting actresses of her generation. Following the success of the tween vampire series Twilight, which gave her a higher profile, she has chosen to appear in intriguing… Continue Reading »
ZACH’S CEREMONY
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Aaron Petersen. This documentary follows 16-year-old indigenous youth Zach Doomadgee as he prepares for his traditional initiation ceremony, a rite of passage into manhood for aboriginal boys. Outwardly Zach is a typical Sydney teenager, rebellious, resisting parental pressures and experimenting with drugs and alcohol. But Zach is also caught… Continue Reading »
ZACH’S CEREMONY interview with director Aaron Petersen and Alec Doomadgee
Zach’s Ceremony Interview by GREG KING Zach Doomadgee is an indigenous teenager caught between two worlds -the bustling modernity of his home in Sydney and the proud culture of his father. This observational documentary traces Zach’s coming of age story as he prepares for a traditional aboriginal rite of initiation. Zach’s Ceremony is having a… Continue Reading »
THE DEATH AND LIFE OF OTTO BLOOM
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Cris Jones Stars: Xavier Samuel, Rachel Ward, Miranda Brown, Rose Riley, Terry Camilleri, Amber Clayton, Jacek Koman, Tyler Coppin, John Gaden The curious case of Otto Bloom? This rather quirky film, which opened the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2016, seems like a local variation on David Fincher’s The Curious… Continue Reading »
AQUARIUS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kleber Mendonca Filho Stars: Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos, Zoraide Coleto, Pedro Queiroz, Humberto Carrao, Carla Ribas. The Aquarius of the title is a two-storey 1940’s apartment block in the upper-class seaside district of Boa Viagem Avenue in the Brazilian suburb of Recife. The eponymous apartment block has been… Continue Reading »
THE FAMILY
by GREG KING Documentary Director: Rosie Jones Rosie Jones previously gave us the documentary The Triangle Wars, about a people powered community protest over a proposed development in the suburb of St Kilda. Her latest film is a vastly different offering. It explores the history of the strange abusive sect established by former yoga… Continue Reading »
