Action is X-cellent
X2: X-Men
Stars Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Brian Cox, Anna Paquin. Rated M

Reviewer: PTE Simone Heyer

We love a much-anticipated sequel. So it was with much excitement and fervour I headed to the cinema, not at all put off by the nay-sayers and givers of negative reviews...

Stealing Harvard
One film that fails to steal the show


Stars Jason Lee, Tom Green, Megan Mullally and Dennis Farina. Columbia TriStar. Rated M. 86 mins.

Reviewer: Ben Caddaye

I must admit I was really looking forward to watching this film.
Its star, Jason Lee, has appeared in some of my favourite flicks, including Chasing Amy, Mallrats and Clerks – three very clever, quirky productions....

A man of letters
The Year I Said Goodbye
By Stan Cohen. Wakefield Press. 270pp.
$27.50.

Reviewer: CPL Jon Garland

In 1970, at the age of 25, Peter Winter left his wife and baby son to serve in Vietnam.

He, like so many others, endured not only the discomfort and danger of serving in a combat zone but the pain of separation from loved ones for an extended period.....

How distant relatives lived
Walking with Cavemen
Begins Thursday, June 5, at 8pm. ABC TV.

Reviewer: CPL Alisha Carr

I have to admit that Walking with Cavemen is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. Produced by the team who created The Human Body, this series uses the same powerful special effects.