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Be Big! *** (1931, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy) – Classic Movie Review 9428

‘Mr Hardy is a man of great care, caution and discretion – Mr Laurel is married too.’ ‘No man is bigger than the excuses he makes to his wife. So Be Big!’ Director James Parrott’s […]

Feb, 25

The People Against O’Hara **** (1951, Spencer Tracy, Pat O’Brien, Diana Lynn, James Arness, John Hodiak, Eduardo Ciannelli) – Classic Movie Review 8994

Director John Sturges’s 1951 film noir crime drama The People Against O’Hara stars Spencer Tracy as James Curtayne, an over-the-hill lawyer with a drink problem who, though more or less retired, gets back in the […]

Oct, 19

Jersey Girl *** (1992, Jami Gertz, Dylan McDermott, Sheryl Lee, Aida Turturro, Molly Price, Star Jasper, Joseph Mazzello, Joseph Bologna) – Classic Movie Review 5765

‘It takes a special kind of girl to know exactly what she wants… and not give up anything to get it.’ Jami Gertz stars as New Jersey girl Toby Mastallone, who imagines a way out […]

Jul, 15

Baby It’s You **** (1982, Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Joanna Merlin) – Classic Movie Review 5211

Writer-director John Sayles’s 1982 romantic comedy drama is an extremely pleasing 1960s-set high school story about two mismatched lovers – an Italian boy with serious clothes an an attitude problem and the pretty Jewish schoolgirl […]

Mar, 28

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ***½ (2001, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck, Will Ferrell, Jason Lee) – Classic Movie Review 4902

Writer-director Kevin Smith’s wild, wayward and wacky 2001 comedy stars Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith as slacker stoners Jay and Silent Bob. The crazy duo find that Hollywood executives are cashing in on their images […]

Jan, 16

Swimfan **½ (2002, Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby) – Classic Movie Review 2129

You can’t help being attracted to director John Poulson’s 2002 crazy stalker thriller as a glossy though fatally flawed teen swimmer version of Fatal Attraction or Play Misty for Me. It stars Jesse Bradford as […]

Jan, 29

Friday the 13th Part 9: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday *** (1993, John D LeMay, Kari Keegan, Kane Hodder) – Classic Movie Review 1816

Co-storywriter/director Adam Marcus’s 1993 slasher horror sequel is Friday the 13th Part 9 in all but name. It ticks off all the boxes for the horror fans with a high body count, good-looking teenagers, the […]

Nov, 07

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