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I, Monster *** (1971, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Mike Raven) – Classic Movie Review 3078

Director Stephen Weeks’s 1971 British horror movie I, Monster is a version of the split personality Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde story in all but name. Despite the character names having been changed, it is still […]

Nov, 22

Silver Streak **** (1976, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh, Patrick McGoohan) – Classic Movie Review 3066

Writer Colin Higgins and director Arthur Hiller’s sparkling 1976 train-set comedy thriller Silver Streak has a golden streak and is a hilarious suspense ride. It was the start of a winning partnership of four star […]

Nov, 15

Foul Play **** (1978, Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase) – Classic Movie Review 3058

Writer-director Colin Higgins’s hilarious 1978 comedy thriller stars Goldie Hawn as a shy San Francisco librarian innocently embroiled in a plot to kill the Pope on a visit to the city and Chevy Chase as […]

Nov, 14

Fortune and Men’s Eyes *** (1971, Wendell Burton, Zooey Hall, Michael Greer, Danny Freedman) – Classic Movie Review 2975

With a screenplay based by John Herbert on his own hit Los Angeles, Broadway and London West End play, director Harvey Hart’s tough 1971 Canadian movie is a powerful, disturbing and mostly depressing experience. The […]

Oct, 10

The General’s Daughter *** (1999, John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Cromwell, Timothy Hutton, James Woods) – Classic Movie Review 2965

John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe star as warrant officer CID detectives who are brought in to a Florida army base to investigate after retiring base commander Lieutenant General ‘Fighting Joe’ Campbell (James Cromwell)’s military daughter […]

Oct, 07

Prime Cut **** (1972, Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Sissy Spacek) – Classic Movie Review 2964

The brilliant, controversial 1972 American action crime thriller film Prime Cut stars Lee Marvin as a Chicago mob enforcer sent to Kansas to collect a debt from a meatpacker boss (Gene Hackman) who grinds his enemies […]

Oct, 07

Slumdog Millionaire ***** (2008, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh Shukla, Irrfan Khan, Anil Kapoor) – Classic Movie Review 2907

Director Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire triumphed at the 2009 Oscars, winning eight, including Best Motion Picture, Best Achievement in Directing, Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy) and Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle). A long, atmospheric film […]

Sep, 13

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