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Saloon Bar *** (1940, Gordon Harker, Elizabeth Allan, Mervyn Johns) – Classic Movie Review 12,956

‘Something More Than Just a Thriller!’ Director Walter Forde’s delightfully humorous 1940 Ealing Studios British comedy thriller film Saloon Bar is based on the 1939 play by Frank Harvey, and stars Gordon Harker in his […]

Jun, 20

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas: The top 30+ holiday movie memories

Christmas movies trigger a load of feelings and memories, some magical, some less so. Here’s the top Christmas crackers movie list. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (1): Dudley Moore gives an appealing turn […]

Dec, 04

The Lady in Question *** (1940, Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Irene Rich, Evelyn Keyes) – Classic Movie Review 10,927

The amusing 1940 American black and white comedy drama film The Lady in Question, starring Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford, is a remake of the 1937 French film classic Gribouille. Director Charles Vidor’s […]

Feb, 16

Last Christmas (2019, Emilia Clarke, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding) – Movie Review

Last Christmas is a would-be heart-warmer that puts you in a bad mood – that’s a rare trick! It starts promisingly enough, but after seven or eight minutes, it stalls, and the jokes just sit […]

Nov, 20

The Holly and the Ivy *** (1952, Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, Denholm Elliott, John Gregson, Hugh Williams, Maureen Delaney, Margaret Halstan) – Classic Movie Review 8120

The 1952 British drama film The Holly and the Ivy stars Ralph Richardson and Celia Johnson, who give warm performances as a Norfolk rector and his daughter struggling to keep their family in good spirits […]

Feb, 12

Green Book **** (2018, Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini) – Movie Review

Director Peter Farrelly’s 2018 biographical comedy drama Green Book is a whole load of fun, hugely entertaining and enjoyable, with lots of laughs, some broad, some more subtle and some wicked, though it occasionally seems […]

Dec, 10

Big Business ***** (1929, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Tiny Sandford) – Classic Movie Review 7371

‘The story of a man who turned the other cheek and got punched in the nose.’ Director James W Horne’s 1929 Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy 20-minute comedy short Big Business is a hilariously funny, […]

Jul, 29

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