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Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles ** (2001, Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Serge Cockburn) – Classic Movie Review 4125

Oh ye of little faith were expecting a dud with director Simon Wincer’s belated 2001 third Crocodile Dundee laugh-fest from Paul Hogan, the amiable Aussie. Wrong! There are enough laid-back laughs here as the Australian adventurer […]

Aug, 03

The Crow: City of Angels ** (1996, Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks) – Classic Movie Review 3808

Director Tim Pope’s 1996 sequel is a largely unsuccessful attempt to cash in on the successful flight of the 1994 hit The Crow, without the star, Brandon Lee, who was killed in an on-set accident […]

Jun, 05

One Eight Seven *** (1997, Samuel L Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr, Tony Plana, Method Man) – Classic Movie Review 3001

Director Kevin Reynolds’s 1997 drama is a worrying end-of-term report on America’s schools and can be considered as the To Sir, with Love for the Nineties. That fine actor Samuel L Jackson rivets the attention […]

Oct, 21

The Drowning Pool *** (1975, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Melanie Griffith, Tony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Richard Jaeckel, Coral Browne) – Classic Movie Review 2935

Director Stuart Rosenberg’s 1975 mystery thriller The Drowning Pool stars Paul Newman, who reprises his role as Ross MacDonald’s cynical private eye Lew Harper (Archer in the novels) in an acceptable sequel to his far […]

Oct, 03

Lessons in Love [Some Kind of Beautiful] ** (2014, Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Jessica Alba, Malcolm McDowell) – Movie Review

Pierce Brosnan plays a Cambridge poetry professor who begins to re-evaluate his lusty life of roving-eye sexual excess after meeting American sisters Salma Hayek and Jessica Alba in London. Director Tom Vaughan’s romcom, written by Matthew Newman, has […]

Sep, 24

Pretty Woman ****½ (1990, Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo, Hector Elizondo) – Classic Movie Review 2012

Director Garry Marshall’s scintillating romcom blockbuster is a good old-fashioned romantic comedy with a few 1990 trimmings, and was the surprise number-one hit of its year. Its continuing popularity is shown by listeners of Capital […]

Dec, 29

Calendar Girl **½ (1993, Jason Priestley, Gabriel Olds, Jerry O’Connell) – Classic Movie Review 1960

Director John Whitesell’s Fifties-set 1993 youth-oriented coming-of-age comedy stars Jason Priestley, Gabriel Olds and Jerry O’Connell as late teens who go to Hollywood to fulfil the dream of meeting Marilyn Monroe. One summer holiday, cocky Roy Darpinian […]

Dec, 14

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