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Alamo Bay **** (1985, Amy Madigan, Ed Harris, Ho Nguyen) – Classic Movie Review 9204

Director Louis Malle tackles the meaty socially conscious theme of racial conflict between Vietnamese immigrants and a fishing bay town community in Texas in his 1985 drama Alamo Bay. The telling of the story, inspired […]

Dec, 30

Romper Stomper ** (1992, Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie) – Classic Movie Review 6955

Writer-director Geoffrey Wright’s pacy, noisy and unrestrained 1992 Australian film looks at the social forces that bring about a tribe of neo-Nazi skinheads who are enraged how their neighbourhood is changing and battle rival Vietnamese […]

Apr, 22

Good Morning, Vietnam **** (1987, Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran) – Classic Movie Review 1544

Director Barry Levinson’s 1987 movie showcases an inspired performance by Robin Williams in this often hysterical Vietnam War comedy that won him huge worldwide acclaim and finally turned him into a bankable major Hollywood star. […]

Aug, 13

The Quiet American *** (2002, Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser) – Classic Film Review 1221

Director Phillip Noyce’s 2002 thriller stars Oscar-nominated Michael Caine, who is back on top form in this classy and compelling version of Graham Greene’s distinguished novel. Caine plays Thomas Fowler, an ageing British reporter for […]

May, 16

We Were Soldiers **** (2002, Mel Gibson, Chris Klein, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear) – Classic Movie Review 1141

Writer-director Randall Wallace’s 2002 release stars Mel Gibson, who arms up for this raw, gung-ho Vietnam War film, in which he stars as real-life Lt Col Hal Moore, who leads an American force into ‘Nam […]

Apr, 23

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