Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tommy Wirkola Stars: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Alex Hassell, Beverly D’Angelo, Alex Louder, Leah Brady, Edi Patterson, Cam Gigandet, Alexander Elliott, Brendan Fletcher, Andre Eriksen, Mike Dopud, Mitra Suri. Die Hard meets Home Alone. The wealthy Lightstone family gather at their secure remote family compound to celebrate Christmas. But this… continue reading »
THE VELVET QUEEN
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Directors: Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier In 2019, award winning nature photographer Vincent Munier set out to try and capture vision of the rare and elusive snow leopard in its natural habitat. There are less than 7000 snow leopards in the world today and they mostly live in the most remote… continue reading »
THE VILLA
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Thomas Gilou Stars: Kev Adams, Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Prevost, Mylene Demongeot, Jean-Luc Bideau, Liliane Rovere, Firmine Richard, Marthe Villalonga, Marianne Garcia, Jarry, Antoine Dulery, Omar Mebrouk, Oussame Kheddam. This star-studded French comedy, which was a hit at the recent Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, is largely set within a retirement… continue reading »
FRIENDS AND STRANGERS – interview with director James Vaughan
by GREG KING Friends and Strangers is the debut feature film for writer/director James Vaughan. It is a comedy/drama about young twentysomethings fumbling their way through life. The film was shot on location around Sydney in 2019, and Vaughan spent the best part of a year editing it. Greg spoke to James about the origins… continue reading »
VENOM
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ruben Fleischer Stars: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Jenny Slate, Scott Haze, Reid Scott, Woody Harrelson, Peggy Lu. Yet another superhero movie, this one featuring a second-tier character from the Marvel stable. Or should that be a super-anti-hero, because Venom is not your usual superhero? We first met Venom… continue reading »
ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2018 – interview with Valeria Solarino
by GREG KING The Italian Film Festival is screening at Palace Cinemas across the country throughout September. One of the special guests of the festival this year is actress Valeria Solarino, who has three films screening. She will be opening the festival in both Sydney and Melbourne before taking part in a Q&A session for… continue reading »
