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The Flaw ** (1955, John Bentley, Donald Houston, Rona Anderson) – Classic Movie Review 10,856

Director Terence Fisher’s 1955 black and white British B-picture thriller The Flaw is an okay British 1950s crime filler, in which it is smoothie professional race car driver Paul Oliveri (John Bentley)’s evil plot to […]

Jan, 30

Driven ** (2001, Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Kip Pardue, Til Schweiger) – Classic Movie Review 8876

Sylvester Stallone is in low gear for director Renny Harlin’s pounding 2001 motor-race movie Driven, in which a thumping rock score battles the roar of Indy car engines as drivers try to ram each other […]

Sep, 01

Cannonball Run II * (1984, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin, Jamie Farr, Marilu Henner, Telly Savalas, Shirley MacLaine, Frank Sinatra) – Classic Movie Review 6582

There is little action and there are even fewer laughs in director Hal Needham’s 1984 action comedy sequel, and the big-star guest spots hardly help. Admittedly, though, it might just be worth a look for […]

Jan, 19

The Devil’s Hairpin *** (1957, Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Arthur Franz, Mary Astor, Paul Fix) – Classic Movie Review 5345

This 1957 car racing drama, filmed in Technicolor and VistaVision is a credit to Cornel Wilde (aka Kornél Lajos Weisz), who wears four different hats here as star, producer, co-writer and director. He produces for […]

Apr, 26

The Gumball Rally **** (1976, Michael Sarrazin, Tim McIntire, Gary Busey, Raul Julia) – Classic Movie Review 3327

Director Chuck (Charles) Bail’s 1976 action comedy is an infectiously entertaining caper in which a bored executive organises a top-speed coast-to-coast rally from New York to Long Beach. A gang of eccentric drivers from across […]

Feb, 05

Genevieve ***** (1953, John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More, Kay Kendall) – Classic Movie Review 187

The beloved 1953 film comedy Genevieve is a glorious highlight of Fifties British cinema and a guaranteed feel-good film and rib-tickler. An all-time-great, it won the 1954 Bafta award for Best British Film. ‘Ambrose only […]

Aug, 25

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