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Planes 2: Fire and Rescue ** (2014, Disney) – Movie Review

There’s a depressing air of melancholy and looking back on better times in Disney’s modest, minor animation sequel to their 2013 hit. Dane Cook is back as the voice of Dusty Crophopper, the crop-dusting plane with […]

Aug, 07

Day for Night [La nuit américaine] ***** (1973, Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, François Truffaut, Nathalie Baye) – Classic Movie Review 1403

His thirteenth film proves lucky number 13 for François Truffaut as his much-loved 1973 success Day for Night [La Nuit Américaine] represents a huge return to form for him. Co-writer/ director/ star Truffaut’s 1974 Best […]

Jul, 07

High Sierra ***** (1941, Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie, Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy, Henry Hull, Henry Travers, Jerome Cowan, Barton MacLane) – Classic Movie Review 1,348

Raoul Walsh’s 1941 thriller film High Sierra is a terrific action/ adventure film noir featuring Humphrey Bogart in yet another one of his iconic roles as notorious career criminal Roy ‘Mad Dog’ Earle. It made […]

Jun, 21

Key Largo ***** (1948, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Edward G Robinson) – Classic Movie Review 1345

Co-writer/director John Huston’s deliciously atmospheric, cynical and world-weary 1948 film noir thriller is the fourth and final film pairing of married actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, after To Have and Have Not (1944), The […]

Jun, 21

Maid in Manhattan *** (2002, Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes) – Classic Movie Review 1338

Director Wayne Wang’s 2002 romcom is bright and lovely. Jennifer Lopez plays a New York hotel maid trying on rich socialite Natasha Richardson’s clothes when politician Ralph Fiennes, a candidate for the Senate, takes her […]

Jun, 20

The Way to the Stars **** (1945, John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Trevor Howard) – Classic Movie Review 1337

Director Anthony Asquith’s stirring 1945 wartime salute to the Royal Air Force concentrates on the personal relationships of a group of men stationed on a World War Two British bomber airfield. In the star department, there […]

Jun, 18

What’s Up, Doc? ***** (1972, Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal, Madeline Kahn) – Classic Movie Review 1,232

Peter Bogdanovich’s hilarious 1972 What’s Up, Doc? reworks the 1938 screwball comedy classic Bringing Up Baby for delightful stars Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal. The delightful 1972 comedy film What’s Up, Doc? sees its stars Barbra […]

May, 19

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