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Roman J Israel, Esq *** (2017, Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo) – Movie Review
Oscar nominated Denzel Washington gives a slightly fussy, rather florid performance as autistic savant idealistic defense attorney Roman J Israel, Esq in writer-director Dan Gilroy’s low-key, slow-moving personal existential crisis drama. Roman has Asperger syndrome, a developmental […]
Molly’s Game **** (2017, Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Chris O’Dowd, Jeremy Strong) – Movie Review
Writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s truly epic biopic of ‘Poker Princess’ Molly Bloom is a knockout. It is 140 mesmerising screen minutes. Both Sorkin’s screenplay and his star Jessica Chastain as Bloom are nothing short of sensational. Kevin […]
Payment on Demand *** (1951, Bette Davis, Barry Sullivan, Jane Cowl, Kent Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 6468
‘He strayed and he paid… She saw to that!’ Director Curtis Bernhardt’s 1951 divorce drama stars Bette Davis, who is on her best form as a woman who is rich, over-ambitious and facing a divorce […]
A Free Soul *** (1931, Lionel Barrymore, Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Clark Gable) – Classic Movie Review 6420
Director Clarence Brown’s creaky but enjoyable 1931 courtroom crime romantic drama is most memorable for its cast – Lionel Barrymore, Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard and Clark Gable – and for Barrymore taking the Best Actor Oscar. […]
That Certain Woman *** (1937, Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Donald Crisp) – Classic Movie Review 6291
‘You know, I believe I’m like one of those unfortunate gals you only read about in those dime novels… she only loved once.’ – Mary Donnell. That Certain Woman is a glamorous-looking Bette Davis, who […]
Phone Call from a Stranger *** (1952, Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Michael Rennie, Shelley Winters, Keenan Wynn) – Classic Movie Review 6,288
The soapy 1952 portmanteau melodrama film Phone Call from a Stranger has a fine cast headed by Bette Davis. Three fellow flight passengers to Los Angeles tell a troubled married man (Gary Merrill) their worries. […]
Athena ** (1954, Edmund Purdom, Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Louis Calhern, Evelyn Varden, Vic Damone, Steve Reeves) – Classic Movie Review 6122
Director Richard Thorpe’s 1954 MGM musical is pretty thin and insubstantial, but at least is quite lively and provides something different in the way of entertainment. English actor Edmund Purdom plays Adam Shaw, a nice […]