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Oxygen *** (1999, Maura Tierney, Adrien Brody, Dylan Baker, James Naughton) – Classic Movie Review 2803

Co-producer/writer/director Richard Shepard’s 1999 psychological thriller is busy, twisting and nasty toned. Maura Tierney stars as Madeline Foster, a sado-masochistic police detective who tries to free a hostage who’s been buried alive at gunpoint in […]

Aug, 13

Lethal Weapon 3 ** (1992, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Rene Russo, Joe Pesci, Stuart Wilson) – Classic Movie Review 2659

‘Nobody’s dead.’ ‘Hey, the night’s young.’  Yes, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover (as rogue cops Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh) and Joe Pesci (as Leo Getz) reunite for director Richard Donner’s fast-talking, action packed but somewhat […]

Jul, 02

Lethal Weapon **** (1987, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Mitchell Ryan, Gary Busey) – Classic Movie Review 2657

Director Richard Donner’s thrilling 1987 buddy police action thriller Lethal Weapon spectacularly revived Mel Gibson’s then flagging film career after a few box-office disappointments. Donner said the casting was ‘magical, just total dynamite’. Mel Gibson and […]

Jul, 02

The Sugarland Express **** (1974, Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks, William Atherton) – Classic Movie Review 2607

Goldie Hawn and William Atherton star as Lou Jean and Clovis Michael Poplin in director Steven Spielberg’s excellent 1974 comedy drama about two fugitives from the law. Director Spielberg was just 27 and still a […]

Jun, 15

Coogan’s Bluff **** (1968, Clint Eastwood, Lee J Cobb, Susan Clark, Tisha Sterling, Don Stroud) – Classic Movie Review 2,572

Don Siegel’s exciting 1968 cop thriller film Coogan’s Bluff stars Clint Eastwood as an Arizona deputy sheriff who travels to New York City to extradite a prisoner (Don Stroud), who escapes and is wanted for […]

Jun, 08

No Man of Her Own *** (1932, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Paul Ellis, J Farrell MacDonald, Dorothy Mackaill) – Classic Movie Review 2260

Director Wesley Ruggles’s 1932 comedy-drama romance No Man of Her Own is unique as the only film to star Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, who married in 1939. Gable stars as Babe Stewart, a high-stakes poker player […]

Mar, 13

Timecop ***½ (1994, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mia Sara, Ron Silver) – Classic Movie Review 2086

Director Peter Hyams’s exciting 1994 sci-fi action thriller is one of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s best movies, made and performed with lots of gusto. And it is written by Mark Verheiden and Mike Richardson (based on […]

Jan, 18

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