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THX 1138 ***½ (1971, Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Maggie McOmie) – Classic Movie Review 4740

Set in a George Orwell-style computer-controlled tomorrow of the 25th century, when people are known by letters and numbers and a man and a woman rebel against the rigidly controlled society, co-writer/ director George Lucas’s […]

Dec, 02

Tucker: The Man and His Dream **** (1988, Jeff Bridges, Martin Landau, Joan Allen, Lloyd Bridges, Christian Slater, Dean Stockwell) – Classic Movie Review 4730

Director Francis Ford Coppola turns his 1988 biopic of maverick car designer Preston Tucker -and the story of how dream of building the revolutionary ‘car of tomorrow today’ was quashed by the auto giants of […]

Dec, 02

The Big Boss [Táng Shān Dà Xiōng] *** (1971, Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien, Tony Liu) – Classic Movie Review 4456

Bruce Lee shows off his kung-fu prowess to great, exciting advantage in writer-director Lo Wei’s otherwise mundane and predictable 1971 Hong Kong martial arts cult action thriller. Lee plays Cheng Chao-an in a familiar story in which he […]

Oct, 05

Halloween III: Season of the Witch *** (1983, Tom Atkins Stacey Nelkin Dan O’Herlihy) – Classic Movie Review 4232

Something nasty is going on at America’s Silver Shamrock Halloween Masks factory, where all the staff are Irish, and it’s all due to erupt on pumpkin numpkin night. Dan O’Herlihy stars as Silver Shamrock owner […]

Aug, 25

Kinky Boots **** (2005, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Joel Edgerton, Sarah-Jane Potts) – Classic Movie Review 4107

Director Julian Jarrold’s gloriously entertaining, feel-great 2005 British comedy drama is written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth, based, believe it or not, on a true story. Actually, they don’t make you believe it is based on a true story, as […]

Jul, 31

La Machine **** (1977, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Sonia Saviange, Monique Mélinand) – Classic Movie Review 3633

French film-maker and author Paul Vecchiali died in Paris on 18 January 2023, aged 92. He notably directed La Machine (1977), a passionate attack on capital punishment, starring Jean-Christophe Bouvet. Jean-Christophe Bouvet has his first […]

Apr, 30

The Match Factory Girl [Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö] **** (1989, Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Vesa Vierikko) – Classic Movie Review 3565

Finnish cult writer-director Aki Kaurismäki’s dark 1989 comedy drama stars Kati Outinen as Iiris, the poor Match Factory Girl of the title, wearily looking after her grumpy mother and stepfather. Love and joy come into […]

Apr, 13

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