Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Walt BeckerStars: Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Tim MathesonYet another teen movie? National Lampoon returns to the world of fraternity house parties and the wild antics of university students for the first time since the cult favourite Animal House (1978), which then set the standard for sophomoric teen comedies. But, despite the presence of Tim Matheson, who was an …
NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Joel GallenStars: Chris Evans, Chyler Leigh, Molly Ringwald, Paul Gleason, Ed Lauter, Mr T.Movie genre spoofs are generally hit and miss affairs (Scary Movie, Fatal Instinct, etc), and Not Another Teen Movie is no different. A scatter gun send up of the cliches and plot mechanics of the adolescent, high school genre, Not Another Teen Movie is a an erratic affair, which …
ROLLERBALL
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: John McTiernanStars; Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos.John McTiernan's remake of Norman Jewison's 1975 sci-fi film Rollerball is a rather tedious and pointless exercise, that also ranks as one of the worst movies released so far this year.A decade ago, McTiernan had established a reputation as an exciting director of impressive action …
THE SHIPPING NEWS
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Lasse HallstromStars: Judi Dench, Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett, Pete Postlethwaite, Scott Glenn, Rhys Ifans, Gordon Pinsent.Previous literary adaptations from the potent combination of Miramax and Lasse Hallstrom (Chocolat, The Cider House Rules, etc) have attracted award nominations and critical acclaim, and their latest joint effort will probably be no …
LUMUMBA
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Raoul PeckStars: Eriq EbouaneyFrom the Oliver Stone paranoid conspiracy theory school of film making comes this Ghandi-wannabe biopic depicting the rise to power and fall from grace of Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Congo after achieving independence from the yoke of Belgian colonialism. But this low budget biopic is a little muddled, and lacks Stone's …
FROM HELL
Reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: Allen and Albert HughesStars: Johnny Depp, Ian Holm, Ian Richardson, Heather Graham, Jason Flemyng, Robbie Coltrane.The story of notorious 19th century serial killer Jack the Ripper has been told numerous times before (in films like Murder By Decree, etc), even though his identity has never been officially revealed.Based on a graphic novel written by Alan Moore, …
