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Batman Begins ***** (2005, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Ken Watanabe, Katie Holmes, Rutger Hauer, Morgan Freeman, Tom Wilkinson) – Classic Movie Review 846

The darkness falls over Gotham City and co-writer/director Christopher Nolan’s thrilling 2005 Batman/Dark Knight reboot is a triumph, and so is Christian Bale’s sombre Bruce Wayne/Batman, who is centre stage all the way as we discover […]

Feb, 23

Peeping Tom **** (1960, Carl Boehm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey, Maxine Audley) – Classic Movie Review 605

Director Michael Powell’s 1960 colour British psychological horror-thriller shocker Peeping Tom is an eye-opening insider’s look at voyeurism and the mechanics of the film-making process, disguised as a lurid psychological thriller. This nightmarishly disturbing horror movie is […]

Dec, 31

The Premature Burial ***½ (1962, Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney, Alan Napier, Heather Angel) – Classic Movie Review 563

The good-looking, atmospheric 1962 American horror film The Premature Burial is the third in Roger Corman’s series of eight Edgar Allan Poe-themed pictures and stars Ray Milland and Hazel Court. ‘Within this Coffin Lies a Man… […]

Dec, 22

Summer of Sam **** (1999, John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Rispoli, Ben Gazzara, Anthony LaPaglia) – Classic Movie Review 469

There’s panic, fear and distrust in the streets as a real-life serial killer maniac called Son of Sam is on the loose, stalking the streets of New York in the long, hot summer of 1977. Director […]

Dec, 04

Jeepers Creepers 2 **** (2003, Jonathan Breck, Ray Wise, Eric Nenninger, Nicki Aycox) – Classic Movie Review 353

This time, the winged, flesh-eating monster called The Creeper (Jonathan Breck) attacks a high school championship basketball-team bus in Jeepers Creepers 2, this brilliantly scary 2003 sequel to the 2001 horror monster movie hit Jeepers […]

Nov, 03

American Psycho **** (2000, Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Chloë Sevigny, Reese Witherspoon, Jared Leto, Justin Theroux, Bill Sage, Samantha Mathis) – Classic Film Review 261

Christian Bale gives an astonishing performance as 27-year-old Eighties New York yuppie Patrick Bateman, a handsome, well educated, brilliantly groomed and superbly gym-fit, muscled-up Wall Street broker. He earns a fortune in his job by […]

Sep, 30

After Earth ** (2013, Jaden Smith, David Denman, Will Smith, Sophie Okonedo) – Movie Review

Father son team Will Smith and Jaden Smith lead M Night Shyamalan’s critically bashed box office flop. As feared after its poor American box office, After Earth is a dull, plodding showcase for the eager-to-please, […]

Jun, 05

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