Reviewed by GREG KING. Anywhere But Here charts the tempestuous but often moving and complex relationship that exists between mothers and daughters. This is similar to territory that director Wayne Wang (Smoke, Blue In The Face, etc) previously explored in The Joy Luck Club. While that film was shaped by more specific cultural and ethnic [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING. This blistering Lost Weekend for the rave generation takes audiences on a searing, frenetically paced, dazzling, chemically fuelled journey through Cardiff’s rave culture of the late ’90′s. Those looking for a lazy comparison will inevitably compare this film with Trainspotting. Admittedly, this energetic, drug fuelled, wildly cinematic ride through Britain’s club [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING. This adolescent female version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a bit of a grim ordeal, although, ultimately, it is uplifting. Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder) is a victim of the ’60′s, a time when America was undergoing its own identity crisis. Vietnam, sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll, youth rebellion [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING. Often, when a previously unknown director has an unexpected breakthrough hit, there is a certain amount of curiosity concerning his earlier work. Such is the case with precociously talented young German director Tom Tykwer, whose energetic and visually stunning Run Lola Run was one of the hits of the art house [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING. In the 1970 war film Kelly’s Heroes, Clint Eastwood led a ragtag bunch of soldiers who looted Nazi gold as they made their way across occupied Europe as part of the allied invasion. David O Russell’s smart action thriller takes a similar premise, but sets it against the background of the [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING. There have been few decent live action adaptations of cartoon characters on the big screen. For every George Of The Jungle, there are, unfortunately, heaps of disasters (Mr Magoo, The Flintstones, and Inspector Gadget, etc) that completely miss the mark and leave audiences feeling disappointed. However, this adaptation of Dudley Do-Right, [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING (Fox Searchlight) Director: Fina Torres Stars: Penelope Cruz, Murilo Benicio, Harold Perrineau jr, Mark Feuerstein. Food, romance, sex, magic. It’s a recipe that has been well used by film makers to tantalise audiences with a mix of mouth watering gastronomic delights and insightful explorations of complex personal relationships (Big Night, Like [...]
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