reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Geoff BennettStars: Saskia Burmeister, Delta Goodrem, Craig McLachlan, Jean Kitson, Tracey Mann.At the centre of this story of teenage angst and growing pains is the rivalry between teacher's pet Erica Yuken (relative newcomer Saskia Burmeister) and Alison Ashley (Delta Goodrem), the new girl in school who seems set to usurp Erica's place in the pecking order. Erica is …
HIGH CRIMES
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Carl FranklinStars: Ashley Judd, Jim Caviziel, Morgan Freeman, Bruce Davison, Adam ScottAshley Judd and Morgan Freeman are reunited for the first time since the slick serial-killer thriller Kiss The Girls, and their easy-going rapport and familiarity lifts this gripping but occasionally cliched thriller.Based on a best selling novel by Joseph Finder, High Crimes is a …
HANNIBAL
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Ridley ScottStars: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta, Giancarlo Giannini.It's been ten years since the thriller Silence Of The Lambs cleaned up at the Oscars, and caused some controversy because of its sympathetic treatment of the character of Hannibal Lecter, a notorious and unrepentant serial killer and cannibal. This much anticipated sequel is …
HARRY, HE IS HERE TO HELP
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Dominik MollStars: Laurent Lucas, Sergi Lopez, Mathilde Seigner, Sophie Guillemin, Liliane Rovere, Dominique Rozan, Michael Fau, Victoire De Koster.All too often writers tend to describe most screen thrillers as Hitchcockian in nature, even if they don't deserve the accolade. One film that certainly does deserve the comparison is this unnerving little psychological …
HAMLET
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Kenneth Branagh Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie, Richard Briers, Michael Maloney, Nicholas Farrell, Kate Winslet, Charlton Heston, Jack Lemmon, Timothy Spall, Robin Williams, Richard Attenborough, Brian Blessed, Billy Crystal, Judi Dench, Gerard Depardieu, Reece Dinsdale, John Gielgud, Rosemary Harris, John Mills, Rufus Sewell Running Time: 240 …
HUSTLER WHITE
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Bruce LaBruce and Rick Castro Stars: Tony Ward, Bruce LaBruce, Kevin Kramer, Ron Athey, Alex Austin, Kevin P Scott, Glen Meadmore, Graham David Smith, Ivar Johnson Running Time:79 minutes.At last, the provocative, controversial and much vilified Hustler White has finally been passed by the censor, with just a few cuts, enabling audiences to judge it on its merits for …
