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Bus Stop **** (1956, Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O’Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray, Hope Lange) – Classic Movie Review 2,654

The static but enjoyable 1956 movie version of William Inge’s classic play Bus Stop showcases Marilyn Monroe’s appealing turn as vulnerable saloon singer Chérie. Oscar-nominated Don Murray is nearly as good as Bo Decker, the […]

Jun, 28

The Longest Ride*** (2015, Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson, Alan Alda, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin) – Movie Review

  ‘Love requires sacrifice, always.’ – Ira Levinson. Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, this plush romantic drama for twentysomething women is escapist fluff but has its charms. Certainly it is lovingly crafted by […]

Jun, 16

The Culpepper Cattle Co **** (1972, Gary Grimes, Billy Green Bush, Luke Askew, Bo Hopkins, Geoffrey Lewis) – Classic Movie Review 2547

Director Dick Richards’s rousing 1972 Western stars the 17-year-old Gary Grimes as young farm-hand cowboy Ben Mockridge who buys a $4 pistol and talks tough trail boss Frank Culpepper (Billy Green Bush) into hiring him […]

Jun, 01

Unforgiven ***** (1992, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris) – Classic Movie Review 2397

Star-producer-director Clint Eastwood’s dark, violent and complex 1992 Western is his first after a long gap since Pale Rider in 1985. Unforgiven is now hailed as one of the genre’s greatest. It triumphed as only […]

Apr, 16

Bend of the River [Where the River Bends] **** (1952, James Stewart, Rock Hudson, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams) – Classic Movie Review 2019

Director Anthony Mann teams up with James Stewart again for the 1952 classic Western Bend of the River [Where the River Bends], with a slew of convincing performances, an impressive Technicolor production and plenty of […]

Dec, 30

Mighty Joe Young *** (1949, Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong) – Classic Movie Review 1745

In director Ernest B Schoedsack and producer Merian C Cooper’s 1949 fantasy adventure, Mighty Joe Young the gorilla is snatched from the African jungle to work in a Hollywood nightclub, holding up a piano. At […]

Oct, 05

City Slickers **** (1991, Billy Crystal, Jack Palance, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby) – Classic Movie Review 1725

Director Ron Underwood’s 1991 blockbuster comedy Western is great escapist fun and deservedly cleaned up at the box-office. Star Billy Crystal gives a sharp and confident comedy performance and penned the outline of the fresh-seeming […]

Oct, 01

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