BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Michael MorrisStars: Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Leo Woodall, Casper Knopf, Mila Jankovic, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Isla Fisher, Jim Broadbent, Shirley Henderson, Celia Imrie, James Callis, Gemma Jones, Sally Phillips, Jeff Mirza.I was not expecting much from this fourth instalment in the Bridget Jones series which has …
FALLEN LEAVES
FALLEN LEAVES reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Aki KaurismakiStars: Alma Poysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytiainen, Juho Kuosmanen, Sherwan Haji, Matti Onnismaa, Martii Suosala.The latest film from Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismaki is Fallen Leaves, a deceptively simple and quirky romcom about two star crossed lovers in Helsinki. Two lonely down on their luck working class people meet at a karaoke bar but find …
ANYONE BUT YOU
ANYONE BUT YOU reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Will GluckStars: Sydney Sweeney, Glenn Powell, Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Dermot Mulroney, Michell Hurd, Hadley Robinson, Alexandra Shipp, Joe Davidson, Darren Barnett, Charlee Fraser.Formulaic and predictable romcom both set in and shot around Sydney, Anyone But You taps into the familiar tropes of the genre without adding anything particularly fresh or …
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
What's Love Got To Do With It? Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Shakur KapurStars: Lily James, Shazad Latif, Emma Thompson, Sajal Ali, Asim Chaudhry, Shabana Azmi, Jeff Mizra, Pakiza Baig, Ben Asheden, Alexander Owen, Oliver Chris.Not to be confused with the 1993 film of the same name which depicted the volatile and tumultuous relationship between Tina Turner and her abusive Svengali-like husband Ike, …
THE FLIP SIDE
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Marion PilowskyStars: Eddie Izzard, Emily Taheny, Luke McKenzie, Vanessa Guide, Tina Bursill, Hugh Sheridan, Tiriel Mora, Susie Youssef.Lumbered with a terrible title, this low budget locally produced bittersweet romantic comedy is inert, laboured and painfully unfunny.Five years ago, narcissistic British actor Henry Selbert (Eddie Izzard) came to Adelaide to shoot a …
BOOK CLUB
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Bill HoldermanStars: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergin, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T Nelson, Andy Garcia, Richard Dreyfuss, Wallace Shawn, Ed Begley jr, Alicia Silverstone.Four lifelong female friends have formed their own book club as an excuse to get together regularly, taste some wine, swap stories and enjoy some good literature.Diane (Diane Keaton, from The …
