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Electra Glide in Blue **** (1973, Robert Blake, Billy Green Bush, Mitchell Ryan, Jeannine Riley, Elisha Cook Jnr, Royal Dano) – Classic Movie Review 3233

The 1973 cult movie Electra Glide in Blue stars Robert Blake as the Arizona motorbike patrol cop John Wintergreen, who can outsmart all the bad guys he meets on the highway. First-time director James William […]

Jan, 05

The Friends of Eddie Coyle ***** (1973, Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats, Alex Rocco, Joe Santos, Mitchell Ryan) – Classic Movie Review 2715

Director Peter (Bullitt) Yates’s 1973 neo-noir crime thriller The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a highly impressive and often exhilarating gem. Robert Mitchum enjoys one of his best parts in the Seventies as Eddie ‘Fingers’ Coyle, […]

Jul, 17

Lethal Weapon **** (1987, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Mitchell Ryan, Gary Busey) – Classic Movie Review 2657

Director Richard Donner’s thrilling 1987 buddy police action thriller Lethal Weapon spectacularly revived Mel Gibson’s then flagging film career after a few box-office disappointments. Donner said the casting was ‘magical, just total dynamite’. Mel Gibson and […]

Jul, 02

Liar, Liar *** (1997, Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper) – Classic Movie Review 2312

Director Tom Shadyac’s 1997 comedy provides a vehicle for one of the biggest hits of Jim Carrey, who enjoys himself in an ideal, tailor-made role as Fletcher Reede, a sycophantic, smooth-talking divorce attorney whose talent […]

Mar, 25

Magnum Force **** (1973, Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan, David Soul, Tim Matheson, Robert Urich) – Classic Movie Review 1461

Clint Eastwood makes a welcome return in 1973 to his iconic role as maverick cop Inspector ‘Dirty Harry’ Callahan in Magnum Force, the first sequel to his 1971 action thriller hit Dirty Harry, this time investigating […]

Jul, 21

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