Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bryan Singer Stars: Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas, Joe Morton, Joshua Jackson, David Schwimmer, Jan Triska, Michael Byrne, Heather McComb, Ann Dowd. There were high expectations for Bryan Singer’s follow up to his Oscar winning crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995), and Apt Pupil doesn’t disappoint. Apt… Continue Reading »
A SIMPLE PLAN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Sam Raimi Stars: Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, Gary Cole, Brent Briscoe, Chelcie Ross, Becky Ann Baker, Jack Walsh. Set in Delano, a small town in America’s midwest, during a bitter winter, A Simple Plan invites obvious comparisons to the Coen brothers’ Fargo. However, this violent, darkly comic,… Continue Reading »
A LIFE LESS ORDINARY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Danny Boyle Stars:Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm, Ian McNeice, Stanley Tucci, Dan Hedaya, Tony Shalhoub, Maury Chaykin, Judith Ivey Running Time:103 minutes. Angels are occasionally sent to earth to change an ordinary person’s life has been a favourite theme for film makers. Although this… Continue Reading »
AFFLICTION
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paul Schrader Stars: Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek, Willem Dafoe, Mary Beth Hurt, Jim True, Homes Osborne, Brigid Tierney, Marian Seldes, Sean McCann, Wayne Robson, Brawley Nolte. Adapted from the novel by Russell Banks (The Sweet Hereafter, etc), Affliction is a powerful, dramatic tale that looks at the disturbing… Continue Reading »
AUSTIN POWERS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jay Roach Stars: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi Rogers, Seth Green, Robert Wagner, Will Farrell, Mindy Sterling, Paul Dillion, Fabiana Udenio, Joe Son, Burt Bacharach, uncredited cameos from Carrie Fisher, Christian Slater, Tom Arnold, Rob Lowe, Rob Cameletti, Larry Thomas. By day an internationally renowned fashion photographer, by… Continue Reading »
A SELF MADE HERO
A Self Made Hero Reviewed by GREG KING Director:Jacques AudiardStars:Matthieu Kassovitch, Nadia Barentin, Sandrine Kiberlain, Anouk Grinberg, Albert Dupontel, Jean-Louis TrintignantRunning Time:105 minutes In any war, the first casualty is always the truth! And so it seems with this wry and cynical comic drama from France that offers a wonderfully subversive and ironic comment on… Continue Reading »