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Billy Madison * (1995, Adam Sandler, Darren McGavin, Bridgette Wilson, Bradley Whitford, Josh Mostel) – Classic Movie Review 6324

Adam Sandler’s early effort Billy Madison is a struggle to sit through. To inherit the wealth of his hotel chain boss dad (Darren McGavin), 27-year-old Billy Madison (Adam Sandler) has to go bad to school […]

Nov, 27

Les combattants [Love at First Fight] **** (2014, Adèle Haenel, Kévin Azaïs) – Movie Review

Kévin Azaïs stars as dreamy blue-collar boy Arnaud, who runs into the doomy, aggressive, muscular middle-class teen Madeleine (Adèle Haenel) when she fights him in training on the beach. They’re absolute opposites. He has good friends, likes […]

Jun, 20

Arizona Dream *** (1992, Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway, Jerry Lewis, Lili Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 1626

Co-writer/director Emir Kusturica’s 1992 American drama stars Johnny Depp as Axel Blackmar, a rebellious, naive young drifter tagging fish in New York as a naturalist’s gofer. He is brought back home to Arizona for his uncle’s […]

Sep, 02

Panic ***½ (2000, William H Macy, Neve Campbell, John Ritter, Donald Sutherland, Tracey Ullman) – Classic Movie Review 1085

Writer-director Henry Bromell’s low-budget ($1 million) 2000 movie stars William H Macy as mournful married middle-aged hit-man Alex, who gets into a panic when he falls for 20something hair-stylist Sarah (Neve Campbell). He goes into […]

Apr, 14

The Talented Mr Ripley ****½ (1999, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, James Rebhorn, Jack Davenport) – Classic Movie Review 41

With more subtlety, more noir, and an entirely different ending, the 1999 film The Talented Mr Ripley would be 100% brilliant. As it is, it’s still quite entrancing and mesmerising, with a dazzling cast pitch […]

Jul, 10

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