by GREG KING Women over 50 are the fastest growing cohort experiencing homelessness in Australia. In this new documentary filmmaker Sue Thomson (The Coming Back Out Ball Movie) takes a look at this crisis, and presents the stories of several women who through no fault of their own have found themselves dealing with this experience. Thomson spent three years working on the film, which is narrated by Margot …
THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tom Gormican Stars: Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sahron Horgan, Tiffany Haddish Ike Barinholtz, Lily Mo Sheen, Neil Patrick Harris, Paco Leon, Demi Moore, Alessandra Mastronardi, David Gordon Green. Nicolas Cage, the Oscar winning actor and iconic and prolific star of nearly 100 movies, plays a thinly disguised fictional version of himself in this entertaining and enjoyable …
UNCHARTED
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ruben Fleischer Stars: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, Antonio Banderas, Steven Waddington, Rudy Pankow, Tiernan Jones, Pingi Moli. Films based on video games have a checkered history, as they have to pay lip service to the fans. Films like Assassin’s Creed, etc, failed to kick start potential franchises. Thankfully Uncharted, which is based on the …
UNSANE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Steven Soderberg Stars: Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Juno Temple, Jay Pharoah, Amy Irving, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Polly McKie, Gibson Frazier, Aimee Mullins, Matt Damon. A couple of years ago Sawyer Valentini (played by Claire Foy, from tv’s The Crown, etc) moved from Boston to Pennsylvania to escape a stalker. She works as an insurance analyst and seems settled in her new …
UNA
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Benedict Andrews Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Rooney Mara, Riz Ahmed, Ruby Stokes, Tara Fitzgerald. Based upon the controversial Olivier-award winning play Blackbird written by Scottish playwright David Harrower, Una is a confronting film that deals with some difficult and troubling and taboo material. Fifteen years ago, a 13-year-old Una (played by newcomer Ruby Stokes) had …
THE GOOD THE BAD THE UGLY FILM SHOW PODCAST EPISODE #204
This week on The Good The Bad The Ugly Film Show Dave, Greg and Nick take a look at new release films ‘Queen Of Katwe,’ ‘Trolls,’ ‘The Legend Of Ben Hall,’ ’Underworld: Blood Wars,’ ‘The Family Fang’ and ‘Little Men’. This episode also contains an interview with Madina Nalwanga, Matthew Holmes and William Lee about The Legend Of Ben Hall, Ivan Malekin and Sarah Jayne about the Made In Melbourne Film Festival, Saara …
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