POOR THINGS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Stars: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bembra, Jerrod Carmichael, Hanna Schygulla, Margaret Qualley, Vicki Pepperdine. Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos makes weird but oddly compelling and visually arresting dramas and absurdist comedies. His resume includes films such as Dogtooth, The Lobster,… Continue Reading »
THE OLD OAK
The Old Oak Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ken Loach Stars: Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson, Trevor Fox, Chris McGlade, Col Tait, Chrissie Robinson, Chris Gotts, Jen Patterson, Arthur Oxley, Joe Armstrong, Andy Dawson. This is widely regarded as likely to be the final film from revered 86-year-old British director Ken Loach, who for… Continue Reading »
THE FAVOURITE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Stars: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Nicholas Houkt, Joe Alwyn, Mark Gatiss, Jennifer White, James Smith. With films like The Lobster and The Killing Of A Sacred Deer to his credit, idiosyncratic Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos has become something of a critic’s favourite and a darling of… Continue Reading »
AMERICAN HONEY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Andrea Arnold Stars: Sasha Lane, Shia LeBeouf, Riley Keough. British filmmaker Andrea Arnold has given us a sometimes bleak view on listless British youth with films like Fish Tank, but with her latest film she has turned her discerning view on America. We are introduced to a motley crew of… Continue Reading »
I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Billy O’Brien Stars: Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser, Karl Geary, Christina Baldwin, Raymond Brandstrom, Lucy Lawton, Dee Noah. This gripping low budget psychological thriller mixes the familiar coming of age themes with outright horror tropes and a touch of the supernatural. Sixteen-year-old John Wayne Cleaver (played by Max Records,… Continue Reading »
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 REVIEWS
by GREG KING The Melbourne International Film Festival screens from July 28 through until August 14. There are some 300 features and documentaries screening, both local and international productions. The opening night film is The Death And Life Of Otto Bloom, starring Xavier Samuel, and the closing night film is David Mackenzie’s contemporary western Hell… Continue Reading »