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The Guy Who Came Back *** (1951, Paul Douglas, Joan Bennett, Linda Darnell) – Classic Movie Review 11,945
Director Joseph M Newman’s 1951 20th Century Fox black and white sports film The Guy Who Came Back stars Paul Douglas, Joan Bennett, and Linda Darnell. The Guy Who Came Back is an interesting, pleasing […]
The Pleasure of His Company *** (1961, Fred Astaire, Lilli Palmer, Debbie Reynolds, Tab Hunter, Gary Merrill, Charles Ruggles) – Classic Movie Review 9382
Director George Seaton’s fairly civilised and sophisticated 1961 comedy The Pleasure of His Company stars Fred Astaire as debonair, man-about-town Biddeford ‘Pogo’ Poole, who comes home for the marriage of his long neglected daughter, San […]
Diego Maradona **** (2019, Diego Armando Maradona, Claudia Villafañe, Corrado Ferlaino) – Movie Review
Director Asif Kapadia’s hugely enjoyable and informative sport documentary Diego Maradona (2019) gets on the case of an excellent story, and tells it exceptionally well. It is quite a rollercoaster ride, gripping throughout its 130 […]
The Hotel New Hampshire *** (1984, Rob Lowe, Jodie Foster, Paul McCrane, Beau Bridges, Nastassja Kinski, Wallace Shawn, Wilford Brimley, Matthew Modine) – Classic Movie Review 8218
Director Tony Richardson’s 1984 The Hotel New Hampshire is an uneven but generally engaging version of the John Irving bestseller about a strange family and their adventures in America and Europe. It boasts a grand, […]
Semi-Tough *** (1977, Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh) – Classic Movie Review 7573
Burt Reynolds is at his amiable best in director Michael Ritchie’s amusing 1977 satirical comedy Semi-Tough, based on Dan Jenkins’s 1972 novel about two football players with a mutual girlfriend. Three’s company for footballer Billy […]
The Replacements *** (2000, Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Jack Warden, Jon Favreau, Rhys Ifans) – Classic Movie Review 4887
Director Howard Deutch’s genial, enjoyable and well-acted 2000 sports comedy The Replacements stars Keanu Reeves as Shane Falco, the scab strike-breaking American pro-football player, who replaces the All-Pro star quarterback Eddie Martel (Brett Cullen) when […]
The Rain People **** (1969, James Caan, Shirley Knight, Robert Duvall) – Classic Movie Review 4707
Writer-director Francis Ford Coppola’s intriguing early career film from 1969 demands attention and respect, with Shirley Knight starring as Natalie Ravenna, a New York housewife who panics when she discovers that she is pregnant and […]