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Ladies in Lavender **** (2002, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Daniel Brühl, Natascha McElhone, Miriam Margolyes, David Warner, Toby Jones, Geoffrey Bayldon, Freddie Jones) – Classic Movie Review 2978

Judi Dench and Maggie Smith light up the screen as Thirties Cornish sisters, Ursula and Janet, who take in a foreign lad (Spanish-German star Daniel Brühl) they find washed up on the nearby beach. As […]

Oct, 11

The Serpent and the Rainbow *** (1988, Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield) – Classic Movie Review 2872

Director Wes Craven tackles the darkly disturbing dreams of the undead in this creepy 1988 voodoo hokum carefully tailored for horror buffs. Bill Pullman stars as Dennis Alan, an anthropologist who goes to Haiti to investigate […]

Aug, 31

Blue Hawaii *** (1961, Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury) – Classic Movie Review 2605

Director Norman Taurog’s 1961 musical romantic comedy Blue Hawaii stars Elvis Presley as Chadwick ‘Chad’ Gates, a just-demobbed soldier who returns to Honolulu. Mum wants him to follow in his father’s footsteps and take over management […]

Jun, 15

Futuro Beach [Praia do Futuro] **** (2014, Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Jesuíta Barbosa) – Movie Review

Wagner Moura plays Brazilian coastguard Donato, who fails to rescue a drowning man, but falls for the victim’s biker friend Konrad (Clemens Schick). Motivated by the circumstances, Donato decides to begin a new life in Berlin, but […]

May, 07

The Winter Guest **** (1997, Phyllida Law, Emma Thompson, Sheila Reid) – Classic Movie Review 2396

Alan Rickman’s highly impressive and moving debut as director stars real-life mother and daughter Phyllida Law and Emma Thompson as a screen mother and daughter. It won three awards at the Venice Film Festival. including Best Actress for Thompson. […]

Apr, 16

Radio Days **** (1987, Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Seth Green, Julie Kavner, Josh Mostel) – Classic Movie Review 2150

Writer-director Woody Allen’s episodic 1987 movie is a loving tribute to the radio heydays of the 40s is one of his best, most relaxed and winsome films. The film looks back on one American family’s life […]

Feb, 03

Message in a Bottle *** (1999, Kevin Costner, Robin Wright, Paul Newman) – Classic Movie Review 2021

Director Luis Mandoki turns the novel by Nicholas Sparks (A Walk to Remember, The Notebook) into a fine 1999 movie romance as journalist Theresa Osborne (Robin Wright Penn) finds Garret Blake (Kevin Costner)’s love letter […]

Dec, 30

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