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The Princess Bride **** (1987, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon, Mandy Patinkin, Peter Falk, Fred Savage, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal) – Classic Movie Review 1537

Director Rob Reiner’s 1987 fairy tale movie is a perennial pleasure. The story is narrated by Peter Falk’s kindly grandfather, who reads his sick grandson (Fred Savage) a classic fairy tale, with heroes and villains, a poor stable boy, a […]

Aug, 11

Hamlet *** (1996, Kenneth Branagh, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie) – Classic Movie Review 1295

Writer-director-star Kenneth Branagh’s long, lively, faithful and intelligent 1996 version of the Shakespeare play is lit up with rousing performances from a lovely array of memorable actors. It’s a respectful, rewarding experience with outstanding work […]

Jun, 06

When Harry Met Sally… **** (1989, Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby, Steven Ford, Lisa Jane Persky) – Classic Movie Review 1265

Written by Nora Ephron, director Rob Reiner’s 1989 hilarious and perceptive adult romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally… has a fascinating topic on its mind. It is a truthful, feel-good film that broke through at […]

May, 30

Analyze That ** (2002, Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal) – Classic Movie Review 1003

Robert De Niro’s waiting to make you laugh, but the wait may be longer than you think in director Harold Ramis’s clumsy 2002 sequel to the 1999 hit Analyze This. Cuddly crook Mobster Paul Vitti (De […]

Mar, 27

Analyze This **** (1999, Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal) – Classic Movie Review 345

Director Harold Ramis’s 1999 laughter-raiser is a hilarious Mafia comedy, with Robert De Niro deliciously sending up his Don Vito Corleone role in The Godfather: Part II (1974) and Billy Crystal ideally cast as the nervous […]

Oct, 31

Monsters, Inc. ***** (2001, voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Mary Gibbs) – Classic Movie Review 141

This massively delightful, deliciously quirky 2002 computer animation from Pixar, the makers of Toy Story and A Bug’s Life, is a guaranteed monster hit for all audiences, created with every ounce of the company’s originality […]

Aug, 09

Monsters University **** (2013, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren) – Movie Review

A very pleasant prequel to a very pleasing original, Monsters University has slightly more trouble scaring up the laughs than its brilliant 2001 predecessor Monsters Inc. But it still gets by very nicely on its infectiously […]

Jul, 09

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