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Helpmates **** (1932, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Blanche Payson, Bobby Burns) – Classic Movie Review 10,732

Director James Parrott’s 1932 comedy short Helpmates stars the priceless Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy on top form. It was produced by Hal Roach and released by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer on 23 January 1932. Hardy makes the mistake of calling […]

Jan, 01

The Formula ** (1980, George C Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller, John Gielgud) – Classic Movie Review 7212

The Formula (1980) is at best formula film-making from John G Avildsen, the director of Rocky and The Karate Kid, who objected to the MGM studio’s release cut of the picture and unsuccessfully tried to […]

Jun, 23

Mad Max 2 [The Road Warrior] **** (1981, Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Vernon Wells, Emil Minty, Kjell Nilsson, Virginia Hey) – Classic Movie Review 6505

The bigger budget and the growing confidence and skill of star Mel Gibson and director George Miller are much in evidence in the thrilling 1981 second helping of more of the Max factor. Gibson walks […]

Jan, 01

The Reflecting Skin **** (1990, Viggo Mortensen, Lindsay Duncan, Jeremy Cooper) – Classic Movie Review 733

Writer-director Philip Ridley’s ultra-disturbing and dazzling 1990 art movie mixes horror, movie poetry and black humour to commanding effect. Jeremy Cooper (aged 10) plays Seth Dove, a fantasising boy in rural America in the 1950s, whose father, […]

Jan, 22

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