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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    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 ...

    On August 28, 2015 / By
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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
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    Good Kill (2014)

    The Gist As Major Thomas Egan (Ethan Hawke) dreams of the days he actually got to fly a fighter jet instead of being bunkered down in Las Vegas ...

    On August 21, 2015 / By
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    Fantastic Four (2015)

    The Gist From an early age Reed Richards (Miles Teller) has been obsessed with teleportation. While his teachers told him it was just a dream, he and his ...

    On August 7, 2015 / By
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    Ruben Guthrie (2015)

    The Gist On the outside it looks like Ruben Guthrie (Patrick Brammall) has it all made. After just picking up another major Advertising Award he returns home to ...

    On July 19, 2015 / By
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    Ant-Man (2015)

    The Gist Life isn’t going well for Scott Lang (Paul Rudd). After famously being arrested for a modern day Robin Hood crime his release from prison finds himself ...

    On July 19, 2015 / By