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Illegally Yours * (1988, Rob Lowe, Colleen Camp, Kenneth Mars, L B Straten, Harry Carey Jr, Kim Myers) – Classic Movie Review 11,833

Peter Bogdanovich’s ill-advised and unamusing 1988 American screwball comedy film Illegally Yours stars a poorly-cast and awkward Rob Lowe as bespectacled college dropout Richard Dice, who comes back home to put his life together. He […]

Jan, 08

The Devil’s Rain ** (1975, Ernest Borgnine, Eddie Albert, Ida Lupino, Tom Skerritt, William Shatner, Keenan Wynn, John Travolta) – Classic Movie Review 11,038

‘Heaven help us all when The Devil’s Rain! The ULTIMATE in Satanic possession!’ A first-rate cast of old reliables is largely wasted in director Robert Fuest’s occasionally interesting and creepy, but often daft and kitsch […]

Mar, 23

Helpmates **** (1932, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Blanche Payson, Bobby Burns) – Classic Movie Review 10,732

Director James Parrott’s 1932 comedy short Helpmates stars the priceless Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy on top form. It was produced by Hal Roach and released by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer on 23 January 1932. Hardy makes the mistake of calling […]

Jan, 01

A Rainy Day in New York ***½ (2019, Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez, Liev Schreiber, Jude Law, Diego Luna) – Movie Review

Woody Allen’s 48th film A Rainy Day in New York is lightweight, lighthearted, likeable and thoroughly amusing and quite charming. It is very sweetly acted by its three young principals – Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning […]

Jul, 16

The Karate Kid Part II *** (1986, Pat Morita, Ralph Macchio, Pat E Johnson, Martin L Kove) – Classic Movie Review 9721

Director John G Avildsen’s 1986 action adventure sequel The Karate Kid Part II offers more of the same as the 1984 The Karate Kid, with Daniel LaRusso (Macchio) and Mr Kesuke Miyagi (Pat Morita) this […]

May, 06

Capricious Summer [Rozmarné léto] **** (1968, Rudolf Hrusínský, Vlastimil Brodský, Frantisek Rehák, Jana Drchalová, Jirí Menzel) – Classic Movie Review 9261

Co-writer/ director/ star Jiri Menzel’s 1968 Czech film Capricious Summer [Rozmarné léto] delivers a diverting, well-characterised, sadness-tinged comedy mistily and delicately set in the past. Menzel plays the tightrope balancer Arnostek and Jana Drchalová [Jana […]

Jan, 15

Assassins ** (1995, Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore) – Classic Movie Review 8166

Director Richard Donner’s 1995 action thriller Assassins stars Sylvester Stallone, who offers a monolithic, by-the-numbers performance as a jaded contract killer hitman called Robert Rath who plans to retire after one last job. But soon […]

Feb, 23

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