THE FALL GUY Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David Leitch Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Winston Duke, Stephanie Hsu, Teresa Palmer, Lee majors, Heather Thomas, Jason Momoa. Stunt men are the unsung heroes of action movies as they step in and double for actors during filming of key scenes. There have… Continue Reading »
GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL 2024 – interview with CHRISTOPH MUECHER, from the Goethe Institute.
by GREG KING The 2024 German Film Festival screens at Palace Cinemas across Australia in May. The opening night film is From Hilde, With Love, and the director Andreas Dresen will be in attendance to introduce the film and talk to audiences about the film. There is also a special selection of films from German… Continue Reading »
FREMONT
FREMONT Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Babak Jalali Stars: Anaita Wali Zada, Gregg Turkington, Jeremy Allen White, Eddie Tang, Jennifer McKay, Hilda Schmelling, Siddique Ahmed, Taban Ibraz, Boots Riley. Fremont is the fourth feature from Iranian born filmmaker Babak Jalali. This low budget, low key independent drama follows Donya (played by newcomer Anaita Wali Zada),… Continue Reading »
FREUD’S LAST SESSION
FREUD’S LAST SESSION Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Matt Brown Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode, Liv Lisa Fries, Jodi Balfour, Jeremy Northam. September 1939. WWII has erupted across Europe as Neville Chamberlain announces that Britain is at war with Germany. In London on a rainy and dreary afternoon, famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (who had fled… 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 »