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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    Black Christmas Review

    The Gist Directed and co-written by Sophai Takal (Always Shine, Green) Black Christmas follows Riley (Imogen Poots – Green Room, 28 Weeks Later) a young college student at ...

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    Last Christmas Review

    The Gist Directed by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) Last Christmas tells the story of Kate (Emilia Clarke – Game Of Thrones, Me Before You) a young woman ...

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    Terminator: Dark Fate Review

    The Gist Director Tim Miller’s (Deadpool) entry into the Terminator franchise basically re-sets everything. Nobody has ever heard of Skynet and instead Grace (Mackenzie Davis – Blade Runner ...

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    Abominable DVD Review

    The Gist The story of Abominable is a simple one. A young Chinese girl called Yi (voiced by Chloe Bennet) is having a rough time in her life. ...

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    The Dead Don’t Die DVD Review

    The Gist Set in the small peaceful town of Centerville the film centres around three Police Officers who bring law and order to the town. Chief Cliff Robertson ...

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    Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark DVD Review

    The Gist Based on the novel by Alvin Schwartz the film follows a group of young friends – the horror-obsessed Stella Nicholls (Zoe Margaret Colletti – Annie, Wildlife), ...

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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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