by GREG KING The debut feature for Brisbane based filmmaker, A Guide To Dating At The End Of The World is in essence a romantic comedy, albeit with a touch of sci-fi thrown in for good measure. Alex (Kerith Atkinson) is set up for a blind date by her friends, but she finds John (Tony… Continue Reading »
DISCLOSURE – interview with Michael Bentham
by GREG KING In this Australian made drama a 4-year-old girl makes an allegation against the son of a politician. An attempt by the children’s parents to resolve the situation soon degenerates into a vicious confrontation. This four-hander is reminiscent of Roman Polanski’s Carnage, although writer/director Michael Bentham says that his film is based on… Continue Reading »
RIP TIDE – interview with Rhiannon Bannenberg
by GREG KING Rip Tide is a family friendly coming of age tale about Cora (played by Debby Ryan, best known for her work on the Disney Channel), a young model who tires of the high-pressure fashion industry and flees to a small coastal town in Australia to spend time with her aunt. The film… Continue Reading »
THE FAMILY – interview with Rosie Jones
by GREG KING The Family explores the history of the strange abusive sect established by former yoga teacher Anna Hamilton-Byrne in Ferny Creek in the 1960s, and which flourished at a property in picturesque Lake Eildon in the late 1960s. In this comprehensive documentary director Rosie Jones gives us some chilling insights into the sect.… Continue Reading »
LE RIDE – interview with Phil Keoghan
by GREG KING Phil Keoghan is best known as the host of the tv series The Amazing Race in which he sends contestants off on adventures. In 2013 he embarked on his own grand adventure, in which he and his friend Ben Cornell attempted to recreate the original route of the 1928 Tour de France.… Continue Reading »
ELLA
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Douglas Watkin. Not to be confused with Paul Verhoeven’s recent dark and disturbing psychological thriller Elle, this is a documentary about Ella Havelka, the first indigenous dancer with the Australian Ballet in the company’s fifty year history. Born and raised in the small town of Dubbo, Havelka is a… Continue Reading »