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Ransom ***½ (1996, Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Liev Schreiber, Lili Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 2,999

Mel Gibson is a satisfyingly edgy in director Ron Howard’s tense, robust, well-made 1996 thriller film remake Ransom, with some solid bursts of action. Making a good job of a rather grim part, a satisfyingly […]

Oct, 20

Field of Dreams ***** (1989, Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster, Amy Madigan) Classic Movie Review 2,633

Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster, Amy Madigan star in the classic 1989 fantasy drama film Field of Dreams, a huge success for Kevin Costner, as struggling Iowa corn farmer Ray Kinsella. […]

Jun, 23

Braveheart **** (1995, Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan) – Classic Movie Review 1138

Director Mel Gibson’s boisterous, robust, gory 1995 Scottish historical action adventure triumph won five Oscars, including best picture, director, cinematography, makeup and sound effects editing, and proved one of his biggest successes. As star performer, Gibson […]

Apr, 23

Titanic **** (1997, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Bernard Hill, Suzy Amis, Frances Fisher, David Warner) – Classic Movie Review 77

‘I’m the king of the world.’ Leonardo DiCaprio gets that sinking feeling as his shipboard love for Kate Winslet hits the rocks in this mesmerising blockbuster. Writer-producer-director James Cameron’s romantic disaster movie reputedly cost a […]

Jul, 21

Aliens ***** (1986, Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Paul Reiser) – Classic Movie Review 38

Sigourney Weaver’s Flight Officer Ripley, victorious in her battle against the monster in the original 1979 Alien, is rescued from space and returns home 57 years after the first movie. She is talked into bringing the […]

Jul, 09

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