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The Climax *** (1944, Boris Karloff, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey) – Classic Movie Review 1929

The Climax is an excellent, little-known vintage Universal Studios horror movie that finds Boris Karloff back in mad doctor mode as Dr Hohner, a demented physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, who becomes obsessed with a […]

Dec, 07

Envy *** (2003, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Christopher Walken) – Classic Movie Review 1553

Director Barry Levinson’s 2003 movie is a totally bonkers, and increasingly bizarre comedy with a top cast and decent script (by Steve Adams) to make it work. Ben Stiller stars as Tim Dingman, who gets consumed with […]

Aug, 16

My Favorite Wife **** (1940, Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott) – Classic Movie Review 1279

Director Garson Kanin’s 1940 screwball comedy brings the absolutely splendid teaming of Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, who are on top form as a married couple who find themselves in an unusually tricky predicament. Dunne […]

Jun, 01

Toy Story ***** (1995, voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles) – Classic Movie Review 1205

Director John Lasseter’s inspired 1995 Pixar/Disney release is one of the happiest, most magical animated movies of all time as well as the first feature-length computer-animated film. Tom Hanks provides the voice of old-time cowboy […]

May, 12

Pal Joey ***½ (1957, Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak) – Classic Movie Review 1168

Director George Sidney’s 1957 film musical is a good but annoyingly far from ideal version of the legendary Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart 1940 Broadway show. Frank Sinatra takes over Gene Kelly’s stage role as the womanising […]

May, 02

Raging Bull ***** (1980, Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci) – Classic Movie Review 874

Martin Scorsese’s 1980 movie Raging Bull is one of this great director’s finest as well as one of the most iconic key films of the Eighties. Robert De Niro gives one of his most astounding performances, winning his […]

Mar, 06

The End of the Affair **** (1999, Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea) – Classic Movie Review 831

Writer-director Neil Jordan’s 1999 movie is much better than the 1954 Hollywood-ised version (with Deborah Kerr and Van Johnson) and it’s an excellent and edgy though still not entirely satisfactory film of one of Graham Greene’s […]

Feb, 15

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