Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen Directed by: Steven Spielberg Plot: Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant, before the Nazis. But is it any good? In my opinion, the first 15 minutes of Raiders are brilliant. The weighty cobwebs, the subtle booby traps that [...]
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Ann Moss, Hugo Weaving Directed by: The Wachowski brothers Plot: A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against the controllers of it. But is it any good? At the end of the last millenium, posters began springing [...]
Starring: Robert de Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty Directed by: Martin Scorsese Plot: Jake La Motta, a US middle-weight champ, watches his boxing career rise and fall again as his temper causes his life to crumble around him. But is it any good? I put off seeing Raging Bull for a long time. I’d heard [...]
<br /> Starring: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Chris Penn Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Plot: Five suited men named after colours are involved in a bungled diamond heist. When some meet in their warehouse HQ later, they realise one must be a rat. But which? Cue accusations and one unattached ear. But [...]
<br /> Starring: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Brendan Gleeson Directed by: Mel Gibson Plot: Scotsman William Wallace, with long, flowing locks and a loud roar, unites his 13th-century countrymen to overthrow English rule. But is it any good? I hadn’t felt the need to see Braveheart before last night. But a friend of a friend [...]
<br /> Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Chen Chang, Ziyi Zhang Directed by: Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility, The Ice Storm, Hulk) Plot: It’s 19th century China. Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are lead to the stubborn, beautiful, skilled daughter of a nobleman, who is at a crossroads [...]
<br /> Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Darryl Hannah Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Plot: Part two of the Kill Bill series, where The Bride continues her revenge against her former Viper Squad colleagues who tried to murder her. She’s written her hit-list and is carefully working her way through it, with leader Bill saved for [...]
Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu, Darryl Hannah Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Plot: The pregnant Bride is attacked and left for dead by her former leader/lover Bill and his gang of assassins. Waking from a coma four years later, she vows revenge and draws up a hit list. But is it any good? It [...]