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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams *** (2002, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Daryl Sabara, Alexa Vega, Steve Buscemi, Ricardo Montalban, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo, Mike Judge, Bill Paxton) – Classic Movie Review 4205

Young Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara return as plucky sibling spies Carmen and Juni Cortez, in writer-director Robert Rodriguez’s brilliantly fast-paced 2002 adventure that is very nearly as dazzling as his 2001 original Spy Kids. This time Carmen […]

Aug, 20

Wild River **** (1960, Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet, Albert Salmi, Jay C Flippen) – Classic Movie Review 4,052

Elia Kazan’s 1960 drama film Wild River hands a grand role to Jo Van Fleet as the obstinate Alabama matriarch Ella Garth who clashes with 1930s young Tennessee Valley Authority field administrator Chuck Glover (Montgomery […]

Jul, 19

Night of the Big Heat [Island of the Burning Damned] ** (1967, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Patrick Allen, Sarah Lawson, Jane Merrow, William Lucas, Kenneth Cope, Percy Herbert) – Classic Movie Review 3,993

Terence Fisher’s 1967 British sci-fi film Night of the Big Heat is based on John Lymington’s novel, and stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, husband and wife Patrick Allen and Sarah Lawson, and Jane Merrow. Director […]

Jul, 09

She Gods of Shark Reef * (1958, Bill Cord, Don Durant, Lisa Montell, Jeanne Gerson, Ed Nelson) – Classic Movie Review 3985

Director Roger Corman’s slack 1958 B-movie adventure thriller, filmed on location in Kaua’i back to back with Naked Paradise [Thunder over Hawaii] in 1956, is one of his weakest and worst. Don Durant stars as young criminal Jim who stows away on his brother Chris’s (Bill Cord) […]

Jul, 08

Attack of the Crab Monsters ** (1957, Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson) – Classic Movie Review 3,913

Roger Corman’s cult favourite 1957 monster movie Attack of the Crab Monsters has a wild title and a big ugly creature. He recalled: ‘This was the most successful of all the early low budget horror […]

Jun, 29

Thunderbirds *** (2004, Bill Paxton, Sophia Myles, Ron Cook, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Edwards, Brady Corbet, Vanessa Hudgens) – Classic Movie Review 3791

Yes, Thunderbirds are go again in director Jonathan Frakes’s smart-looking 2004 live-action comedy adventure Thunderbirds, based on Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s classic Sixties TV puppet stories of International Rescue. Sadly, all the strings, amateurish production and […]

May, 30

Captain Nemo and the Underwater City ** (1969, Robert Ryan, Chuck Connors, Nanette Newman) – Classic Movie Review 3726

Director James Hill’s 1969 adventure movie Captain Nemo and the Underwater City is passable entertainment for youngsters, but it is a routine movie if compared with Captain Nemo’s earlier tale 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea […]

May, 20

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