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Now and Forever ** (1934, Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, Shirley Temple, Guy Standing) – Classic Movie Review 6762

Director Henry Hathaway’s 1934 Paramount comedy stars Gary Cooper as Jerry Day, a confidence trickster and swindling thief who prefers the footloose and fancy free life. But after his second marriage to Toni (Carole Lombard) […]

Mar, 04

Dakota ** (1945, John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan) – Classic Movie Review 6744

Producer-director Joseph Kane’s robustly performed, competently handled but unfocused and unexciting 1945 Republic studios Western stars John Wayne, Vera [Hruba] Ralston and Walter Brennan. John Wayne stars as sagebrush drifter John Devlin, who falls for […]

Feb, 27

Dick Barton at Bay ** (1950, Don Stannard, Meinhart Maur, Tamara Desni, George Ford) – Classic Movie Review 6,579

Director Godfrey Grayson’s 1950 British thriller film Dick Barton at Bay is the final episode of the Dick Barton trilogy, started with Dick Barton – Special Agent (1948). However, Dick Barton at Bay was actually the […]

Jan, 19

Pitch Perfect 3 ** (2017, Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Hailee Steinfeld) – Movie Review

Pitch Perfect 3 is bright enough for the first hour, with enough warmth and good humour and some enjoyable numbers, but it fizzles out and then just fades away, leaving no good taste or lasting […]

Jan, 05

Piranha *** (1978, Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Dick Miller, Barbara Steele) – Classic Movie Review 6372

With the story and screenplay written by John Sayles, director Joe Dante’s 1978 monster movie Piranha is a cult favourite. It is still probably Sayles’s most amusing film to date, though obviously not best – […]

Dec, 08

Spring and Port Wine **** (1970, James Mason, Diana Coupland, Susan George, Rodney Bewes, Hannah Gordon, Adrienne Posta, Arthur Lowe) – Classic Movie Review 6,322

The 1970 British kitchen sink drama film Spring and Port Wine is based on a hit stage play by Bill Naughton, and provides a grand role for James Mason as a North West England father who attempts to assert his […]

Nov, 27

The Marrying Kind **** (1952, Judy Holliday, Aldo Ray, Madge Kennedy) – Classic Movie Review 5701

Director George Cukor’s 1952 Columbia Pictures black and white movie is an engaging bitter-sweet comedy, with laughs and serious undertones, about the marriage breakup of married couple Florence ‘Florrie’ and Chet Keefer (Judy Holliday and […]

Jul, 03

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