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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    Interview: Paul Hyett

    With new horror film Howl making its debut at this year’s Monster Fest I decided to chat to director Paul Hyett about this werewolf film with a difference. The idea of ...

    On November 27, 2015 / By
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    Australiens (2014)

    The Gist The world is stunned when aliens attack Earth but only seem to focus on one country – Australia. One person isn’t surprised though and that is ...

    On November 12, 2015 / By
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    The Diary Of A Teenage Girl (2015)

    The Gist When The Diary Of A Teenage Girl begins it opens with Minnie (Bel Powley) a 15 year old teenager who is very excited about the fact ...

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    Pan (2015)

    The Gist 12-year-old Peter (Levi Miller) has always thought he was special despite what the nuns at the orphanage tell him. But he doesn’t realise how special he ...

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    The Visit (2015)

    The Gist: Young filmmaker Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and her wannabe rapper brother Tyler (Ben Oxenbould) decide to visit their Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie) for ...

    On October 2, 2015 / By
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    London Road (2015)

    The Gist Based on actual events London Road looks at the reactions of local residents in a quiet street named London Road in Ipswich whose peaceful neighborhood was ...

    On September 26, 2015 / By
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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 ...

    On September 17, 2015 / By
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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 ...

    On September 17, 2015 / By
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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 ...

    On September 16, 2015 / By
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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