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Becket ***** (1964, Richard Burton, Peter O’Toole, John Gielgud, Donald Wolfit, Felix Aylmer, Pamela Brown, Martita Hunt, Siân Phillips) – Classic Movie Review 2367

Director Peter Glenville’s 1964 historical battle royal drama is a right regal entertainment and showcases half a dozen or so grand performances from awesome British actors. It won one Oscar. Edward Anhalt won the Academy […]

Apr, 06

Heavy **** (1995, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Shelley Winters, Liv Tyler, Deborah Harry) – Classic Movie Review 1860

Despite its title, debut writer-director James Mangold’s 1995 romantic drama film is a delicate and affecting character study of misfits gathering at an inn in upstate New York. Liv Tyler stars as Callie, a beautiful but kind […]

Nov, 20

Written on the Wind **** (1956, Lauren Bacall, Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone) – Classic Movie Review 1545

Director Douglas Sirk’s penetrating, inspired 1956 movie expose of the idle, pointless lives of the self-destructive rich centres on an ultra-wealthy Texas oil family. Dorothy Malone won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress for playing the sex-crazed […]

Aug, 13

The Inbetweeners 2 (2014, Blake Harrison, Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley)

The Inbetweeners go Down Under in the sequel to their 2011 hit The Inbetweeners Movie. It’s advertised as ‘four reasons to get out of Australia’. You have been warned! Blake Harrison, Simon Bird and Joe […]

Aug, 07

Boys Don’t Cry **** (1999, Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard) – Classic Movie Review 1372

Co-writer/director Kimberly Peirce’s 1999 drama stars Hilary Swank, who won a deserved Best Actress Oscar for her astounding performance as young Teena Brandon, who choses to live as a man – Brandon Teena. This outrages […]

Jun, 28

Kids *** (1995, Leo Fitzpatrick, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson, Justin Pierce) – Classic Movie Review 1370

Written by Harmony Korine, director Larry Clark’s dark and disturbing 1995 film is highly controversial and gained itself a lot of notoriety. It has its good points as a bold and vibrant piece of Nineties […]

Jun, 28

Croupier **** (1998, Clive Owen, Alex Kingston) – Classic Movie Review 1327

Director Mike Hodges’s neglected but masterly 1998 thriller stars Clive Owen, who is superb as Jack Manfred, a struggling book writer who reluctantly takes a job as a casino croupier to make ends meet on the urging […]

Jun, 15

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