SHAYDA Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Noora Niasari Stars: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Leah Purcell, Osama Sami, Selina Zahednia, Mojean Aria, Rina Mousavi. This powerful Australian produced and shot drama is set in suburban Australia in 1995 but has contemporary resonance as it deals with some important themes. It centres around Shayda (Iranian actress Zar Amir… Continue Reading »
FOE – interview with GARTH DAVIS
Foe – Interview with GARTH DAVIS by GREG KING Foe is a haunting examination of marriage and identity set in an uncertain world in the not too distant future. Based on the novel written by Iain Reid, the film stars Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal as a married couple living on a farm in America’s midwest… Continue Reading »
THE COST – interview with Matthew Holmes
THE COST – interview with Matthew Holmes by GREG KING In this taut and gripping locally produced drama two men are intent on dispensing their own brutal form of justice to a felon who committed a horrific crime many years before. The Cost is written and directed by Matthew Holmes (The Legend Of Ben Hall,… Continue Reading »
EGO: THE MICHAEL GUDINSKI STORY
EGO: THE MICHAEL GUDINSKI STORY Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Paul Goldman The documentary Ego focusses on the impact and legacy of Michael Gudinski, the music entrepreneur who died in 2021 at the age of 68. Gudinski was a larger-than-life figure and a loveable rogue, full of passion and energy, who wanted to… Continue Reading »
TALK TO ME
Talk To Me Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Danny and Michael Philippou Stars: Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Miranda Otto, Marcus Johnson, Otis Dhanji, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio. A superior and effective Australian produced horror film, Talk To Me taps into the genre of many American-made horror films in which a group of teens… Continue Reading »
INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR
Insidious The Red Door Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Patrick Wilson Stars: Patrick Wilson, Ty Simkins, Rose Byrne, Sinclair Daniel, Hiam Abbass, Andrew Astor, Joseph Bishara, Leigh Whannel, Angus Sampson, Lin Shaye, E Roger Mitchell, Dagmara Dominczyk. Patrick Wilson, who has been a mainstay of the Insidious series created by Australian filmmakers Leigh Whannel and… Continue Reading »