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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    Oddball (2015)

    The Gist Middle Island was once a flourishing penguin population but sadly over the years the numbers have dropped from a few thousand down to around ten due ...

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    Blinky Bill The Movie (2015)

    The Gist Blinky Bill (voiced by Ryan Kwanten) the mischievous koala is devastated when his father, Bill Koala (Richard Roxburgh) leaves their home town and goes exploring in ...

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    Netflix Acquires Small Time Gangster

    NETFLIX has acquired the acclaimed Melbourne-made series SMALL TIME GANGSTER for UK, Australia and New Zealand with more territories to be announced shortly. Directed by Jeffrey Walker, with ...

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    The Divergent Series: Allegiant Trailer Released

    Here you go Divergent fans The Divergent Series: Allegiant trailer has just been released. The film which is directed by Robert Schwentke and stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, ...

    On September 16, 2015 / By
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    Everest Featurettes

    With the monumental film Everest about to hit cinemas tomorrow we take a look at some behind-the-scenes Everest featurettes which you can view below. Everest is directed by ...

    On September 16, 2015 / By
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    Interview: Neil Johnson

    We managed to track down one of the hardest working directors in the world, Neil Johnson, to chat to him about the three films of his that are ...

    On September 16, 2015 / By
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    Tangerine (2015)

    The Gist When transgender prostitute Sin-Dee Rella (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is released from prison she leans straight away from her best friend and collegue Alexandra (Mya Taylor) that ...

    On September 14, 2015 / By
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    Interview: Keith Arem

    The name Keith Arem might not spring straight to people’s minds as a household name, but chances are if you are a music or video game lover than ...

    On September 4, 2015 / By
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    The Gift (2015)

    The Gist Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) are a married couple who decide to move to California for a new break after Robyn miscarriages her baby ...

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    Girlhood (2014)

    The Gist Marieme who later changes her name to Vic (Karidja Toure) is a girl with a very bleak future. She dreams of being able to escape the ...

    On August 22, 2015 / By