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The Late Show ***** (1977, Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy, Joanna Cassidy, Eugene Roche, John Considine) – Classic Movie Review 2072

Writer-director Robert Benton (Kramer vs, Kramer) brings all his brio and class to this stupendous, utterly beguiling 1977 neo-noir mystery movie, the fondest possible homage you could imagine to 40s film noir detective thrillers. It’s advertised as […]

Jan, 12

48 Hrs. ***** (1982, Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O’Toole) – Classic Movie Review 1,568

Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy are on blistering form in director Walter Hill’s thrilling 1982 blockbuster 48 Hrs., one of the all-time great buddy-buddy action movies. Nolte plays Jack Cates, a middle-aged hard-nosed cop, and […]

Aug, 18

Chill Factor ** (1999, Cuba Gooding Jnr, Skeet Ulrich) – Classic Movie Review 1485

Director Hugh Johnson’s 1999 release has its moments but it is a sluggish, formulaic, unbelievable Speed-style chase thriller, with engaging performances from the likeable stars giving it a bit of a lift. Cuba Gooding Jnr […]

Jul, 27

Bowling for Columbine **** (2002, dir Michael Moore) – Classic Movie Review 1377

‘Are we a nation of gun nuts or are we just nuts?’ Writer-director Michael Moore’s gripping, provocative, chilling 2002 Oscar-winning documentary explores America’s love affair with firearms in the wake of two kids massacring 13 […]

Jun, 29

Oculus *** (2013, Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Annalise Basso, Garrett Ryan, Rory Cochrane, Kate Siegel, Miguel Sandoval, James Lafferty) – Movie Review

A haunted mirror, that’s the big problem here. It’s an ornate antique that throughout the ages makes its owners kill themselves and other. Now that’s really not nice, is it? And it’s nothing new either, maybe. Yet […]

Jun, 11

I Declare War *** (2012, Siam Yu, Kolton Stewart, Gage Munroe) – Movie Review

A group of 12-year-old boys and one girl play out a lively war game of Capture the Flag in the local woods. In best Lord of the Flies fashion, the summer war games turn deadly serious with […]

May, 08

Runaway Jury **** (2003, John Cusack, Rachel Weisz, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman) – Classic Movie Review 902

The 2003 American legal thriller film Runaway Jury stars Gene Hackman as the splendidly slimy jury fixer Rankin Fitch, whose motto is ‘Trials are too important to be left up to juries’. Director Gary Fleder’s […]

Mar, 12

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