[Movie Review] Training Day

Starring: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Dr Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg Director: Antoine Fuqua Genre: Thriller Cert: 15 Released: 2001 Denzel has done it again, and Ethan has done it for the first time. Both men are nominated for Academy Awards for their respective performances in good cop/bad copy thriller, “Training Day”. […]

[Movie Review] The Hurricane

Starring: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah, David Paymer, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Dan Hedaya, Deborah Unger Director: Norman Jewison Genre: Drama Cert: 15 Released: 1999 It’s almost fifteen years since Denzel Washington’s big breakthrough as Steve Biko in 1987 smash-hit, “Cry Freedom”. Since then he has become recognised as one of the finest actors of […]

[Movie Review] The Bone Collector

Starring: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Ed O’Neill Director: Phillip Noyce Genre: Thriller Cert: 15 Released: 1999 Another sadistic and violent thriller to add to the tons of others flying around – “Seven”, “Kiss the Girls”, “Fallen”, for example. Quadriplegic ex-forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme (Washington) teams up with quick-thinking cop Amelia Donaghy […]

[Movie Review] Fallen

Starring: Denzel Washington, Donald Sutherland, John Goodman Director: Gregory Hoblit Genre: Thriller Cert: 18 Released: 1998 There’s nothing like a good supernatural chiller. In fact the last good movie of this ilk that I’d seen was “The First Power” with Lou Diamond Phillips way back in 1990. After watching “Fallen”, it’s still the last good […]