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King of the Children [Háizǐ Wáng] **** (1987, Chen Shaohua, Xie Yuan, Yang Xuewen) – Classic Movie Review 12,255

In his most ambitious film, the 1987 Chinese drama King of the Children [Háizǐ Wáng], Chen Kaige examines the topics of learning and creativity through the experiences of a rebellious young man assigned to teach children […]

Jul, 29

Next of Kin *** (1982, Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt, Alex Scott) – Classic Movie Review 11,800

The 1982 Australian horror film Next of Kin was featured in the documentary Not Quite Hollywood where it was praised by Quentin Tarantino, comparing its pacing and atmosphere to those in The Shining. Director Tony […]

Dec, 18

Frenzy [Hets] [Torment] **** (1944, Stig Järrel, Alf Kjellin, Mai Zetterling) – Classic Movie Review 11,499

Director Alf Sjöberg’s 1944 Swedish drama Frenzy [Hets] [Torment] stars Stig Järrel, Alf Kjellin and Mai Zetterling, and won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. Ingmar Bergman wrote the screenplay, is an […]

Aug, 21

The Young Lovers * (1964, Peter Fonda, Sharon Hugueny, Nick Adams, Deborah Walley) – Classic Movie Review 11,126

Producer-director Samuel Goldwyn Jr’s 1964 black and white romance film The Young Lovers is a feeble, over-familiar college drama, though amiable young Peter Fonda and Sharon Hugueny try to make us care about a pair […]

Apr, 22

Term of Trial *** (1962, Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Sarah Miles, Terence Stamp, Hugh Griffith) – Classic Movie Review 10,559

The compelling 1962 British realist drama film Term of Trial is about a student (Sarah Miles) who develops a crush on her schoolteacher (Laurence Olivier), leading him into serious trouble. ‘I always knew she was […]

Nov, 18

The Male Animal **** (1942, Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson, Eugene Pallette) – Classic Movie Review 10,228

Director Elliott Nugent’s 1942 Warner Bros black and white screwball comedy The Male Animal delightfully pairs Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland, actors usually more at home in serious dramas. Fonda stars as Tommy Turner, a […]

Aug, 26

Conrack *** (1974, Jon Voight, Paul Winfield, Madge Sinclair) – Classic Movie Review 10,119

Martin Ritt’s 1974 drama film Conrack stars Jon Voight as real-life Pat Conroy, an idealistic young white English teacher at a rural South Carolina all-black elementary school. Director Martin Ritt’s 1974 drama Conrack stars Jon […]

Aug, 01

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