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Looking for Eric *** (2009, Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, Stephanie Bishop) – Classic Movie Review 3832
Packed with great, salty dialogue, director Ken Loach’s 2009 movie tells an enjoyable tall tale of two Erics – one of them the ex-soccer genius Eric Cantona, the other a sad old British postman (Steve […]
Le Doulos ***** (1962, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani, Jean Desailly) – Classic Movie Review 3802
Writer-director Jean-Pierre Melville’s shadowy, twisting and disturbing 1962 French neo noir gangster thriller Le Doulos is adapted from the novel by Pierre Lesou. It takes its power and modernity from being a profoundly cynical and […]
Le Deuxième Souffle [Second Breath] ***** (1966, Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse) – Classic Movie Review 3,800
Jean-Pierre Melville’s exhilarating 1966 heist gangster thriller Le Deuxième Souffle [Second Breath] is another of his hugely impressive films about the treacherous camaraderie of the criminal underworld. French director Jean-Pierre Melville’s exhilarating 1966 heist gangster thriller Le […]
‘G’-Men **** (1935, James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Ann Dvorak, Robert Armstrong, Barton MacLane, Lloyd Nolan, William Harrigan) – Classic Movie Review 3730
James Cagney stars in director William Keighley’s 1935 crime thriller as ‘Brick’ Davis, a thrusting lawyer, befriended and educated by big-time racketeer ‘Mac’ McKay (William Harrigan). Brick joins the side of justice as an FBI government […]
Creature with the Atom Brain ** (1955, Richard Denning, Angela Stevens, S John Launer, Gregory Gaye, Michael Granger) – Classic Movie Review 3728
Richard Denning stars as police doctor Chet Walker, who uncovers atomic-powered zombies, in the jaw-droppingly bizarre 1955 crime, sci-fi horror film Creature with the Atom Brain. Richard Denning stars as police doctor Dr Chet Walker, […]
Little Caesar ***** (1931, Edward G Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Glenda Farrell) – Classic Movie Review 3678
Director Mervyn LeRoy’s pioneering 1931 film noir-style movie is a classic Warner Bros Thirties gangster movie, voted in the top 10 all-time greatest gangster films by the American Film Institute. Edward G Robinson permanently etches himself into […]
The Roaring Twenties ***** (1939, James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn) – Classic Movie Review 3677
Director Raoul Walsh’s essential, rousing 1939 gangster movie stars James Cagney in one of his key roles. It’s a tale of three buddies trying survive in Prohibition America after fighting together in World War One. Cagney […]