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Eureka *** (1983, Gene Hackman, Theresa Russell, Rutger Hauer, Mickey Rourke, Joe Pesci) – Classic Movie Review 6616

Director Nicolas Roeg’s fascinating but uneasy 1983 film about the world’s richest man (Gene Hackman), Arctic prospector Jack McCann, who struck gold in 1925. Two decades on, he is a Citizen Kane figure who is having […]

Jan, 28

The Road to Reno ** (1938, Randolph Scott, Hope Hampton, Glenda Farrell, Helen Broderick, Alan Marshal) – Classic Movie Review 6602

Director S Sylvan Simon’s 1938 Universal screwball comedy Western The Road to Reno stars Randolph Scott as rancher farm boss Steve Fortness, who battles with the perils of Western life – and particularly fights with his […]

Jan, 26

Kaleidoscope *** (1966, Warren Beatty, Susannah York, Clive Revill, Eric Porter, Murray Melvin) –  Classic Movie Review 6,226

Warren Beatty came to Swinging Sixties England to team up with English rose Susannah York for director Jack Smight’s breezy 1966 romantic caper comedy thriller film Kaleidoscope.  Warren Beatty came to Swinging Sixties England to […]

Nov, 11

Bugsy **** (1991, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Joe Mantegna, Elliott Gould) – Classic Movie Review 6060

Warren Beatty stars in director Barry Levinson’s exciting, lovingly crafted 1991 mob crime thriller Bugsy as real-life charming but psychotic Forties gangster Benjamin (‘Bugsy’) Siegel, sent by Meyer Lansky (Ben Kingsley) to control the rackets […]

Oct, 06

The House * (2017, Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Ryan Simpkins, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, Jeremy Renner) – Movie Review 

Will Ferrell (6′ 3″) and Amy Poehler (5′ 2″) star as loving but dizzy middle aged married couple Scott and Kate Johansen, who desperately need to find the cash when their daughter Alex (Ryan Simpkins) gets in […]

Jul, 02

Sleepless ** (2017, Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, Dermot Mulroney, Scoot McNairy) – Movie Review

Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx sleep-walks through director Baran bo Odar’s mediocre, nastily violent action thriller, based on Frédéric Jardin’s 2011 French original, Nuit blanche [Sleepless Night]. You can see what they were after, a take on a Liam Neeson-style […]

May, 03

The Adventures of Pluto Nash * (2002, Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán) – Classic Movie Review 5078

In 2087, a moon-based nightclub owner is targeted by space gangsters plotting to profit from his hard work. Directed by Ron Underwood, Eddie Murphy’s 2002 sci-fi comedy is ambitious and has a good cast but […]

Feb, 28

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