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BREATH OF FRESH AIR FILM FESTIVAL 2018 – REVIEWS

The Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival screened in Launceston, Tasmania, from May 17-20. ALL FILMES REVIEWED BY GREG KING PECKING ORDER. Last year we saw Chicken People, a US documentary set against the background of competitive chicken raising, and we met three people obsessed with raising their chickens and competing in best of show… Continue Reading »

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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ruben Ostlund Stars: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary. Christian (played by Danish actor Claes Bang, from tv series like Borgen, The Bridge, etc) is the respected curator of the fictitious Stockholm X-Royal Museum. He is planning an ambitious installation project based around the theme of altruism and… Continue Reading »

JEANNE DU BARRY

JEANNE DU BARRY Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Maiwenn Stars: Maiwenn, Johnny Depp, Melvil Poupard, Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard, Pauline Pollmann, Thibault Bonenfant, Noemie Lvovsky, Pascal Greggory, Diego Le Fur, Loli Bahia. A visually sumptuous and lavish costume drama this film depicts the life of the eponymous Jeanne Du Barry, who rose from a peasant… Continue Reading »

ABIGAIL

ABIGAIL Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Oplin and Tyler Gillett Stars: Dan Stevens, Melissa Barrera, Alisha Weir, William Catlett, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito. Abigail is a gory and blood-soaked hybrid of crime drama, horror and comedy with a black streak of humour, and proves to be one of the guilty… Continue Reading »

CHALLENGERS

CHALLENGERS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Luca Guaganigmo Stars: Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor. Italian filmmaker Luca Guaganigmo doesn’t repeat himself, but most of his films deal with connections. Whether it be the relationship between Elio and Oliver in the gay themed Call Me By Your Name, the various characters in the sundrenched setting of… Continue Reading »

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