Luke Sparke Archives - Jim Schembri

REVIEWS: Tense thrills in top survival adventure ‘The Dive’; Fine thriller with ‘Bring Him to Me’ marred by dodgy accent; ‘Beckham’ offers a compelling sports saga; ‘Old Dads’ a funny, anti-PC comedy; Emily Blunt shines in ‘Pain Hustlers’

Deep trouble: Sophie Lowe in ‘The Dive’. THE DIVE **** (91 minutes) M Wowie. What an excellent, tight, sweat-inducing survival thriller The Dive is as […]

Lone Wolf Luke: Director Luke Sparke discusses the maverick approach he took in making his sci-fi epic ‘Occupation Rainfall’

“I like being outside the box of the Australian film industry.” – Luke Sparke By any fair measure, Luke Sparke is an extraordinary Australian filmmaker. […]

Aussie sci-fi epic ‘Occupation Rainfall’ impresses with its visuals and action sequences but not with its tangle of muddled storylines

Aussie Independence Day: Rebels attack invading aliens in ‘Occupation Rainfall’. OCCUPATION RAINFALL **1/2 (128 minutes) M In one regard, at least, the hugely ambitious, locally […]