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GIRL ASLEEP

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rosemary Myers Stars: Bethany Whitmore, Harrison Feldman, Matthew Whittet, Amber McMahon, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Maiah Stewardson, Eamon Farren, Imogen Archer, Fiona Dawson, Grace Dawson. This idiosyncratic, quirky and offbeat coming of age tale has more in common with the droll style of Napoleon Dynamite and the films of Wes Anderson than… Continue Reading »

GIRL ASLEEP (MIFF 2016) – Rosemary Myers interview

by GREG KING Girl Asleep is the film adaptation of Windmill Theatre’s critically acclaimed coming of age play of the same name, written by Matthew Whitten. It has been described as Napoleon Dynamite meets Where The Wild Things Are crossed with the magical fantasy world of Alice In Wonderland. As part of our MIFF coverage,… 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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