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As Good As It Gets ***** (1997, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr, Shirley Knight, Skeet Ulrich) – Classic Movie Review 185

‘How do you write women so well?’ – awed publishers’ receptionist ‘I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability.’ – Melvin Udall Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt won Best Actor and […]

Aug, 24

Mars Attacks! **** (1996, Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Lukas Haas, Sylvia Sidney, Glenn Close, Natalie Portman, Rod Steiger, Martin Short, Tom Jones, Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Michael J Fox, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Lisa Marie) – Classic Movie Review 168

‘Nice planet. We’ll take it!’ A flying saucer buzzes round the Warner Brothers logo, the US President announces Martians have been spotted circling Earth, but the bug-eyed guys claim ‘We come in peace!’ Phew, that’s […]

Aug, 17

The Shining ***** (1980, Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Anne Jackson, Joe Turkel, Philip Stone) – Classic Movie Review 85

Jack Nicholson’s barnstorming performance dominates Stanley Kubrick’s superlative 1980 chiller The Shining, based (remotely) on the Stephen King novel. Shelley Duvall is also admirable in a tour-de-force as his highly-strung wife in peril. Jack Nicholson’s […]

Jul, 24

Chinatown ***** (1974, Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Diane Ladd, Roman Polanski) – Classic Movie Review 24

Roman Polanski’s 1974 neo-film noir detective movie Chinatown, set in a wonderfully realised 1937 Los Angeles, is beyond brilliant. Robert Towne won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Director Roman Polanski and writer Robert Towne’s […]

Jul, 06

The King of Marvin Gardens ***** (1972, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson, Scatman Crothers) – Classic Movie Review 180

The young Jack Nicholson is the king of what was then new Hollywood in Bob Rafelson’s marvellous 1972 gem The King of Marvin Gardens. The young Jack Nicholson is the king of what was then […]

May, 23

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