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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    Ten Minute Teaser Of SLENDER MAN

    Not sure if you want to watch new horror film Slender Man on VOD? Well Sony Pictures are giving you a bit of a teaser so you can watch ten mintues of ...

    On October 21, 2018 / By
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    THE HERETICS Arrive In November

    This November, Gloria is transforming into something very, very strange. From director Chad Archibald, and in the tradition of Cabin in the Woods and Hereditary, comes The Heretics on demand November 6 from ...

    On October 21, 2018 / By
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    Escape Room Trailer Lands

    Sony Pictures have just released the trailer for the brand new horror thriller Escape Room. Directed by Adam Robitel (Insidious: The Last Key, The Taking Of Deborah Logan) and starring Tyler Labine (Tucker And ...

    On October 21, 2018 / By
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    Ant-Man And The Wasp DVD Review

    The Gist Set just before the events of Infinity Wars the film starts with Scott Lang (Paul Rudd – The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, I Love You ...

    On October 18, 2018 / By
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    Kin DVD Review

    The Gist Based on The Baker’s short film The Bag Man the plot of Kin centres around Eli Solinski (Myles Truitt – Black Lightning, Dragged Across Concrete) who ...

    On October 18, 2018 / By
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    Slender Man DVD Review

    The Gist Directed by Sylvain White (The Losers, The Americans) this modern day story using the Slender Man sees a group of High School friends Wren (Joey King ...

    On October 17, 2018 / By
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    VENOM – Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed Interview

    Move over Iron-Man, Captain America and all the other good guys in the Marvel universe, because now it is time for Venom, one of those anti-heroes that fans ...

    On October 12, 2018 / By
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    First Man Review

    The Gist Director Damian Chazelle (Whiplash, La La Land) doesn’t have to develop scary looking aliens in order to create horror for intrepid test pilot and engineer Neil ...

    On October 11, 2018 / By
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    Venom Review

    The Gist I would love to write the synopsis up for Venom as a CGI monster goes on a rampage for two hours because that is what it ...

    On October 7, 2018 / By
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    Solo: A Star Wars Story DVD Review

    The Gist Now like Rogue One this new film – Solo: A Story Wars Story – doesn’t fit into the current time line of films. No it goes ...

    On October 3, 2018 / By