Dave Griffiths

Dave Griffiths has worked as a journalist for over twenty years now -covering topics including film, television, music, travel and sport (with a main focus on AFL Football). That time has seen him host the popular X-Wired television program for seven seasons as well as write for various magazines such as Buzz Magazine, Heavy Mag, Stage Whispers, The Banner and Eternity.. He has even branched out into writing online for Subculture Entertainment, Media Search and The Book The Film The T-Shirt. He also worked as the online editor for Entertainment 360 for three years. Dave's radio work has seen him work on various radio stations including 3RPP, Triple R and Light FM. He is currently the resident film reviewer on Sydney's 2UE radio station and can be heard reviewing what is new at cinemas and on DVD each week on Wednesdays at 3pm with Ed Phillips. He is also the co-host of Melbourne's 94.1FM's breakfast show 'The Motley Crew' and he can sometimes be heard on J-Air's 'First On Film'. David is also the co-host of two popular podcasts - ‘The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Film Show,' and 'The Popcorn Conspiracy' As far as Film Reviewing goes David is an elected committee member of AFCA (Australian Film Critics Association and a member of IPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics)/FIPRESCI (Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique). He has also served as a jury member for a number of international film festivals and is considered an expert on cult cinema, horror movies and Australian films.

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    Zombieland: Double Tap Review

    The Gist Just like in real life the film’s plot picks up exactly a decade after the original. Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) ...

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    The Lion King DVD Review

    The Gist It is true that the film does not venture away from the original Lion King story. Young Simba (voiced by JD McCrary) finds himself the innocent ...

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    Joker Review

    The Gist Directed by Todd Phillips, who is mainly known for his comedy films like The Hangover, Joker is basically the origins story of perhaps DC’s most recognisable ...

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    Crawl DVD Review

    The Gist Crawl tells a basic but very believable tale. A hurricane is battering the Florida coastline and while most people are leaving the area young collegiate swimmer ...

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    Spiderman: Far From Home DVD Review

    The Gist Set in the aftermath of Endgame the film finds the world still mourning the loss of the fallen heroes. When it comes to the Avengers themselves ...

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    Rocketman DVD Review

    The Gist From the creative mind of director Dexter Fletcher, who also recently directed a large chunk of the away winning Bohemian Rhapsody, comes a warts and all ...

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    Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Review

    The Gist Tarantino sets the film in 1969 – Hollywood’s golden age that is seeing big changes happening. His central characters are aging television cowboy Rick Dalton (Leonardo ...

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    Lords Of Chaos Review

    The Gist Akerlund’s film tells a biographical tale inspired by the book Lords Of Chaos written by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Soderlind. It tells the story of a ...

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    Everybody Know Review

    The Gist Directed and written by one of the world’s most enthralling filmmakers, Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Salesman), Everybody Knows sees Laura (Penelope Cruz – ...

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    Captain Marvel Review

    The Gist Captain Marvel is pretty much two origins stories in one. On one hand you have a Star Force member named Vers (Brie Larson – Room, Kong: ...

    On March 11, 2019 / By