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Absolute Power *** (1997, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris) – Classic Movie Review 1829

This improbable but modestly good and moderately exciting 1997 thriller stars a usefully employed Clint Eastwood as a veteran career thief named Luther Whitney who witnesses a horrific crime involving the US President. Whitney is a […]

Nov, 10

The Firm *** (1993, Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, Jeanne Tripplehorn) – Classic Movie Review 1536

Director Sydney Pollack’s simmering 1993 legal thriller stars Tom Cruise as Mitch McDeere, a promising young Harvard Law attorney about to sit his Bar exam. He is approached by Alice Davison, Lambert & Locke (The Firm) […]

Aug, 11

The Abyss **** (1989, Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn) – Classic Movie Review 1293

Writer-director James Cameron’s expensive 1989 sci-fi thriller was a very rare box-office flop for him, taking only $90million worldwide. It’s hard to know quite what went wrong. It looks stunning and the trick work is […]

Jun, 05

Nixon *** (1995, Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins, Joan Allen, Powers Booth, Ed Harris, E G Marshall, David Paymer, Paul Sorvino, Mary Steenburgen, J T Walsh, James Woods) – Classic Movie Review 1216

Co-writer/director Oliver Stone tackles the tarnished President Richard Nixon in his fascinating but flawed 1995 biopic and real-life drama. In an idiosyncratic portrait, Nixon is shown as a foul-mouthed, emotionally crippled drunkard. Anthony Hopkins, a […]

May, 15

Buffalo Soldiers **** (2001, Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Liv Tyler) – Classic Movie Review 1073

Director Gregor Jordan’s 2001 movie, based on the book by Robert O’Connor, is his biggest success so far. Joaquin Phoenix stars as a soldier who wheels and deals on the black market at a 1989 […]

Apr, 09

Glengarry Glen Ross **** (1992, Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Jonathan Pryce) – Classic Film Review 1005

Filmed in 1992 with a screenplay by the original author, David Mamet’s dazzling Broadway and British Royal National Theatre play is a brilliant showcase for some stupendous performances by the great and the good. Jack […]

Mar, 28

A Beautiful Mind **** (2001, Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Paul Bettany) – Classic Movie Review 863

In director Ron Howard’s moving and distinguished 2001 film, Oscar-nominated Russell Crowe gives a performance to crow about as real-life maths genius John Nash, afflicted with the terrible curse of paranoid delusions and schizophrenia. After […]

Mar, 04

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