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Countdown *** (1967, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Joanna Moore) – Classic Movie Review 8569

Director Robert Altman concentrates more on human emotions than the special effects in his 1967 sci-fi  thriller Countdown and the result is always fascinating if a little earnest and uncommercial, though that isn’t necessarily a […]

Jun, 09

First Man ** (2018, Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Olivia Hamilton) – Movie Review

‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.’ How familiar are those words! How familiar is this story! Director Damien Chazelle’s nostalgic biopic First Man retells the story the life of the […]

Oct, 14

Capricorn One **** (1977, Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterson, O J Simpson, Hal Holbrook, Telly Savalas, Karen Black) – Classic Movie Review 6794

Skillfully written and directed by Peter Hyams (The Presidio), this invigorating 1977 action adventure thriller supposes that NASA’s first manned mission to Mars is actually an American Government hoax simulated in a TV studio. But […]

Mar, 12

The Spaceman and King Arthur [Unidentified Flying Oddball] ** (1979, Dennis Dugan, Jim Dale, Ron Moody, Kenneth More, John le Mesurier, Rodney Bewes) – Classic Movie Review 6329

Director Russ Mayberry’s 1979 British-shot children’s film is a mild, harmless, quite amusing Walt Disney sci-fi comedy adventure reworking of Mark Twain’s novel A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur’s Court. Dennis Dugan stars as NASA […]

Nov, 28

The Dish ***½ (2000, Sam Neill, Billy Mitchell, Roz Hammond, Patrick Warburton) – Classic Movie Review 4921

‘Not so long ago, in a country quite far away… The Dish, Houston’s other problem.’ It is July 1969 and, while the world watches Neil Armstrong and the first Apollo landing on the Moon, the […]

Jan, 22

The Martian **** (2015, Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristen Wiig) – Movie Review

Matt Damon stars in director Ridley Scott’s 2015 The Martian as astronaut Mark Watney who is left behind by his evacuating crew, presumed dead after a devastating dust storm during a manned mission to Mars. But Watney […]

Sep, 28

Space Cowboys *** (2000, Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, James Garner, Tommy Lee Jones) – Classic Movie Review 1459

Co-producer/director Clint Eastwood joins Donald Sutherland, James Garner and Tommy Lee Jones as the stars of his 2000 movie. They play a team of ageing pilots who get the chance to fulfil their lifelong dream […]

Jul, 21

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