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Corpse Bride **** (2005, voice of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman) – Classic Movie Review 2,930

The deliciously entertaining 2005 animated fantasy musical feature film Corpse Bride comes from quirky genius Tim Burton. The deliciously entertaining 2005 animated fantasy musical feature film Corpse Bride comes from quirky genius Tim Burton. It’s […]

Sep, 28

Big Eyes ***½ (2014, Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz) – Movie Review

Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz are totally excellent as the real-life naïve painter Margaret Keane and her husband Walter in director Tim Burton’s admirable, loving biopic. The film’s thoroughly likeable and appealing without necessarily being an award-winner or […]

Dec, 18

Men in Black **** (1997, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn, Linda Fiorentino) – Classic Movie Review 631

Barry Sonnenfeld’s witty, sassy and funny 1997 sci-fi fantasy comedy Men in Black proves just the right stuff for kings of cool Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones plus canny director Sonnenfeld, who goes at […]

Jan, 05

Oz the Great and Powerful **** (2013, James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis) – Movie Review

An astounding looking movie from its 1930s-style movie titles and black and white, narrow-screen start to its glorious widescreen, colour images in the land of Oz , this is an utterly ravishing and beguiling extravaganza. […]

Oct, 30

Edward Scissorhands ***** (1990, Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest) – Classic Movie Review 102

A sadly frail Vincent Price puts in his final film appearance as an old inventor, living in a hilltop castle, who creates a creature for a son. As usual in the movies, the experiment doesn’t […]

Jul, 28

Red Dragon ***** (2002, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes, Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Emily Watson, Harvey Keitel) – Classic Movie Review 74

Anthony Hopkins is back to relish his role as Dr Hannibal ‘The Cannibal’ Lecter in this extremely smart and tasty 2002 horror movie prequel to The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Hannibal (2001). The […]

Jul, 20

Epic *** (2013, voices of Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Beyoncé, Chris O’Dowd, Colin Farrell, Jason Sudeikis, Christoph Waltz, Aziz Ansari) – Movie Review

‘My dad always told me stories about a hidden world where brave warriors watch over and protect us.’ So says our feisty young heroine Mary Katherine (or just MK) in Blue Sky Studio’s undeniably well-meaning […]

May, 23

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