May 2005 :: Screen Reviews
A dangerously high-quality DVD release of a Bad Seeds gig at Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France, 8th June 2001... Matthew Moyer is transported and somehow manages to get in a review from the other side.
An impressive DVD compendium captures the dark theatrics of goth pioneers Fields of the Nephilim. Remember them like this, Matthew Moyer advises.
As if a romance starring Orlando Bloom and Eva Green wasn't enough...the new medieval epic, Kingdom of Heaven, encompasses a handful of other sub-plots, including a bloody clash between Christians and Muslims. Sound familiar? Our man on the battlefield, Steve Stav, dons his chain mail to deliver a report card on Ridley Scott's latest creation.
A Kung Fu smorgasbord about a wayward thief who becomes the greatest kung fu master of all time. with enough special effects, kicks, chops, laugh and acrobatics to please anyone! Rob Levy is pleased, very pleased.
Chinese martial arts master Jet Li a mad-dog enforcer in Scotland? More unlikely things have been imagined in Luc Besson's cinematic visions, to great success. Does Unleashed, Besson's latest effort, rank among The Professional and La Femme Nikita as an instant classic? Our man in the Glasgow underworld, Steve Stav, offers his opinion.
