Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Andrew Davis Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cliff Curtis, Francesca Neri, Elias Koteas In the wake of the events of September 11 and the US sanctioned war on terrorism, a number of films with terrorist themes, including Tim Allen’s Big Trouble and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s latest, became collateral damage as nervous studio executives… Continue Reading »
CROSSROADS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tamra Davis Stars: Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Dan Aykroyd, Taryn Manning, Zoe Saldana Part Boys On The Side, part Coyote Ugly, and one part just plain ugly? While not quite the dog we were all expecting after fellow singer Mariah Carey’s dire debut in last year’s awful Glitter, teen pop… Continue Reading »
CORKY ROMANO
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rob Pritts Stars: Chris Kattan, Peter Falk, Chris Penn, Peter Berg, Matthew Glave, Fred Ward, Richard Roundtree. Sort of like a cross between The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight, The Sopranos and Analyze This, Corky Romano is a deliberately silly, low brow Mob comedy that has its moments. Chris Kattan… Continue Reading »
CHOCOLAT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Lasse Hallstrom Stars: Juliette Binoche, Victoire Thivisol, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Lena Olin, Judi Dench, Peter Stormare, John Wood, Leslie Caron, Johnny Depp Here we go again! Another charming fable that explores the magical healing powers of food, Lasse Hallstrom’s Choclat follows in the same vein as the wonderful Like… Continue Reading »
CAST AWAY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Robert Zemeckis Stars: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Jenifer Lewis, Geoffrey Blake, Peter Von Berg, Chris Noth, Lari White. This modern day version of Robinson Crusoe reunites Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, etc), the most commercially successful director of all time, with his Oscar winning star Tom Hanks. In one… Continue Reading »
COYOTE UGLY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David McNally Stars: Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, John Goodman, Tyra Banks. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is better known for his big budget action movies (The Rock, Armageddon, etc), and, at first glance, this unashamedly trashy flick about an aspiring song writer who finds work pulling beers in a girl… Continue Reading »