by GREG King Dysfunctional family gatherings are a popular subgenre that filmmakers like to explore as they are full of tension, conflicts, secrets and unresolved issues that simmer to the surface, and Christmas gatherings seem even more fraught. The Australian comedy/drama A Savage Christmas taps into this genre. It is the feature film directorial debut… Continue Reading »
BRING HIM TO ME – interview with director Luke Sparke
Bring Him To Me Interview by GREG KING Bring Him To Me is a tense thriller starring Barry Pepper, Jamie Costa, Sam Neill and Rachel Griffiths. Written by Tom Evans, the film sees Pepper’s character driving Cost across town to an unknown destination and an unknown fate. Under orders from a ruthless crime boss, an… Continue Reading »
RIDE LIKE A GIRL
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rachel Griffiths Stars: Theresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Brooke Satchwell, Sullivan Stapleton, Stevie Payne, Magda Szubanski, Shane Bourne, Mick Molloy, Aaron Glenane, Genevieve Morris. In 2015 Michelle Payne rode the 100-1 shot Prince of Penzance to victory in the Melbourne Cup, becoming the first female jockey to win the prestigious two-mile… Continue Reading »
DON’T TELL
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tori Garrett Stars: Jack Thompson, Aden Young, Sara West, Rachel Griffiths, Susie Porter, Martin Sacks, Robert Taylor, Jacqueline McKenzie, Robert Coleby, Gyton Grantley, Kiara Freeman, Leeanna Walsman, Ashlee Lollback, Caroline Kennison. Based on a true story, this Australian courtroom drama shares a common theme with the Oscar winning drama Spotlight.… Continue Reading »
HACKSAW RIDGE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mel Gibson Stars: Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Hugo Weaving, Teresa Palmer, Rachel Griffiths, Sam Worthington, Richard Roxburgh, Firani Dirass, Ben Mingay, Nathaniel Buzolic, Luke Bracey, Darcy Bryce, Milo Gibson, Robert Morgan, Phillip Quast, Ryan Corr. For a long time now Mel Gibson’s career has been tarnished by the media spotlight… Continue Reading »
AMONG GIANTS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Sam Miller Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Griffiths, James Thornton, Lennie James, Andy Serkis, Rob Jarvis, Alan Williams, Sharon Bower, Steve Huison. Simon Beaufoy, writer of The Full Monty, knows the depressing working class areas of northern England quite well, and he returns to this familiar background for the setting of… Continue Reading »
