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The River Wild *** (1994, Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, John C Reilly, Benjamin Bratt, Joseph Mazzello) – Classic Movie Review 3243

Director Curtis Hanson’s exciting 1994 action adventure crime thriller is a posh-end item, with a classy cast. Dennis O’Neill’s screenplay might spend time providing atmosphere, building character and developing dialogue, but it delivers all the tension and thrills […]

Jan, 17

Digging to China *** (1997, Kevin Bacon, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cathy Moriarty) – Classic Movie Review 3240

‘My mother lived in one world. I was always looking for another. Once I tried to squeeze down a rabbit hole. Then I tried digging all the way to China. ‘ The actor Timothy Hutton […]

Jan, 16

Black Mass *** (2015, Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Jesse Plemons, Adam Scott) – Movie Review

Johnny Depp is good, not brilliant, but good, cast against type as real-life diabolical sociopath Whitey Bulger, the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston. Director Scott Cooper’s fascinating but uneven 2015 gangster […]

Nov, 26

JFK **** (1991, Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Tommy Lee Jones, Walter Matthau, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland) – Classic Movie Review 2094

Co-writer/co-producer/director Oliver Stone’s stylish 1991 historical legal thriller has got a conspiracy theory or five on its mind. Stone is back mining the Sixties for gold with his version of the story of the events […]

Jan, 21

My Dog Skip *** (2000, Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Kevin Bacon) – Classic Movie Review 1917

Director Jay W Russell’s 2000 children’s movie stars Frankie Muniz (from TV’s Malcolm in the Middle), who leads a starry cast in a cute, heart-warming coming-of-age tale. It’s the true-life story of friendship between a […]

Dec, 07

Picture Perfect *** (1997, Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon) – Classic Movie Review 1900

Co-writer/director Glenn Gordon Caron’s 1997 romantic comedy is alas not a perfect picture, but it is still an amiable and easy-going vehicle for Jennifer Aniston, with enough smiles and laughs to make it very tolerable. […]

Nov, 29

Friday the 13th *** (1980, Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Laurie Bartram, Kevin Bacon) – Classic Movie Review 1815

Sean S Cunningham’s 1980 stalk-and-slasher film hit Friday the 13th established itself as a blockbuster, a firm horror favourite and a long-running franchise. Betsy Palmer stars as Mrs Pamela Voorhees. Watch out for Kevin Bacon […]

Nov, 07

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