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The Fortune Cookie [Meet Whiplash Willie] **** (1966, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Cliff Osmond, Judi West, Lurene Tuttle, Ned Glass, Sig Ruman) – Classic Movie Review 1986

Director Billy Wilder’s 1966 comedy gem The Fortune Cookie [Meet Whiplash Willie] is one of the marvellous teamings of the irreplaceable odd couple Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, finding them a pair of their best […]

Dec, 21

Brothers in Law **** (1957, Richard Attenborough, Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Jill Adams, Miles Malleson, Raymond Huntley, Eric Barker) – Classic Movie Review 1,846

The Boulting Brothers’ spirited 1957 British comedy film Brothers in Law sends up the UK legal profession. It is based on the 1955 novel by Henry Cecil, and stars Richard Attenborough, Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas.  […]

Nov, 16

Leviathan ***** (2014, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov) – Movie Review

Russia’s official submission to the best foreign language film category of the 87th Academy Awards in 2015 is a superb movie. Vladimir Vdovichenkov gives a fiery performance as the troubled, embattled Dmitri, who is forced to […]

Nov, 07

The Judge *** (2014, Robert Downey Jr, Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D’Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Billy Bob Thornton ) – Movie Review

Robert Downey Jr stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood home for the funeral of his mother. He is reunited with his two brothers (Vincent D’Onofrio, Jeremy Strong) and his father, […]

Oct, 15

I Am Sam *** (2001, Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning) – Classic Movie Review 1752

Co-writer/director Jessie Nelson’s highly emotional 2001 drama showcases Sean Penn’s Oscar-nominated performance as the developmentally challenged, brain-of-seven single parent Sam, who just wants to keep custody of the seven-year-old daughter her loves, little Lucy (Dakota […]

Oct, 07

Beautiful Girls *** (1996, Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Noah Emmerich) – Classic Movie Review 1671

  Director Ted Demme’s 1996 comedy drama stars Timothy Hutton as Manhattan-based jazz pianist Willie Conway, who is hesitating over his wedding to long-time girlfriend, lawyer Tracy Stover (Annabeth Gish). He returns back to his small home […]

Sep, 13

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas **** (1998, Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro) – Classic Movie Review 1631

Game as always for anything smart and out of the ordinary, Johnny Depp gives an impressively crazed performance as blunt-talking journalist Raoul Duke in co-writer/director Terry Gilliam’s imaginative, stylish, sometimes exciting 1998 movie of Hunter […]

Sep, 03

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