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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, […]

Mar, 09

Mystery Train **** (1989, Masatoshi Nagase, Yûki Kudô, Nicoletta Braschi, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Joe Strummer, Rick Aviles, Steve Buscemi) – Classic Movie Review 8201

Cult favourite Jim Jarmusch directs the 1989 comedy drama Mystery Train, a portmanteau film of three seemingly unrelated stories that come together satisfyingly in the last reel with the characters linked by a Memphis hotel […]

Mar, 05

Bad Times at the El Royale **** (2018, Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman) – Movie Review

In 1969, several strangers – an old priest (Jeff Bridges) with a liking for scotch and money, but with early onset dementia, a struggling African American female singer (Cynthia Erivo), a talkative salesman (Jon Hamm) […]

Jan, 04

Things Change **** (1988, Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, Robert Prosky, J J Johnston, Ricky Jay) – Classic Movie Review 7831

Director David Mamet’s 1988 crime comedy drama Things Change is his intelligent and literate follow-up to his 1987 debut as director, House of Games. It is written by Mamet and Shel Silverstein. It is a strangely old-fashioned gangster […]

Nov, 25

The Secret Life of an American Wife*** (1968, Walter Matthau, Anne Jackson, Patrick O’Neal) – Classic Movie Review 7746

Writer-director George Axelrod’s 1968 The Secret Life of an American Wife is a pleasing little satirical comedy-drama, sending up the middle-aged, middle-class American mores of the time. Anne Jackson stars as frustrated housewife Victoria Layton, who […]

Nov, 03

HealtH ** (1980, Carol Burnett, Glenda Jackson, James Garner, Lauren Bacall, Dick Cavett, Paul Dooley) – Classic Movie Review 7669

Director Robert Altman’s 1989 comedy HealtH tries but fails to repeat the success of his 1978 triumph A Wedding in another starry satire, this time about a health food convention at a luxury hotel in Florida’s […]

Oct, 16

Seize the Day *** (1986, Robin Williams, Joseph Wiseman, Jerry Stiller, Glenne Headly, Tony Roberts, Jo Van Fleet, William Hickey, Eileen Heckart) – Classic Movie Review 7663

Director Fielder Cook’s 1986 drama Seize the Day stars Robin Williams, who is stupendous as a Tommy Wilhelm, man in the middle of a personal and business crisis as he reaches 40, in this rewarding, […]

Oct, 12

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