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Charlie Chan in Rio ** (1941, Sidney Toler, Mary Beth Hughes, Cobina Wright) – Classic Movie Review 9042

Director Harry Lachman’s 1941 thriller Charlie Chan in Rio brings back Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan and offers low-budget crime mystery fun in Rio de Janeiro, with Charlie Chan prompting the cops to fathom a […]

Nov, 02

Green Fire *** (1954, Stewart Granger, Grace Kelly, Paul Douglas) – Classic Movie Review 6966

Director Andrew Marton’s 1954 MGM movie is a colourful South American romantic adventure yarn with Stewart Granger and Paul Douglas as emerald miners and Grace Kelly as a coffee plantation owner, who runs it with […]

Apr, 25

Coffee and Cigarettes *** (2003, Bill Murray, Alfred Molina, Steve Coogan, Cate Blanchett, Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright) – Classic Movie Review 4358

Writer-director Jim Jarmusch’s series of 12 yarns, linked by coffee and cigarettes, has cult hit written all over it. Some of the tales are dull misfires, alas – perhaps too many of them – but […]

Sep, 13

Manhattan Murder Mystery **** (1993, Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Anjelica Huston, Alan Alda, Jerry Adler, Lynn Cohen, Joy Behar, Ron Rifkin) – Classic Movie Review 4323

Woody Allen wrote the lead role in this hilarious 1993 old-style comedy thriller for his usual on-screen and off-screen partner Mia Farrow. But, after his breakup with Farrow, Allen poignantly turned to his old flame, […]

Sep, 09

Quartet **** (1981, Alan Bates, Maggie Smith, Isabelle Adjani, Anthony Higgins, Pierre Clémenti, Suzanne Flon, Sheila Gish) – Classic Movie Review 3,179

James Ivory’s beautifully crafted 1981 drama film Quartet stars Alan Bates, Maggie Smith, Isabelle Adjani and Anthony Higgins, who give notable displays of intense acting in this sleek and involving version of Jean Rhys’s autobiographical […]

Dec, 22

O Lucky Man! ***** (1973, Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts) – Classic Movie Review 474

Malcolm McDowell, who played the hero of If…, stars in Lindsay Anderson’s superb 1973 satirical life allegory about Mick Travis, now involved in the shady work of big business. The 1973 film O Lucky Man! […]

Dec, 05

After Hours **** (1985, Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Verna Bloom) – Classic Movie Review 331

Largely forgotten actor Griffin Dunne stars as a computer programmer who finds his casual date with a  young woman exploding in his face. His one rash decision turns immediately into a surreal nightmare of mistaken […]

Oct, 27

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