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Flawless **** (1999, Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller) – Classic Movie Review 2020

Writer-director Joel Schumacher’s rather weird and wonderful 1999 comedy drama hits the spot, a success in large part to do with its two star performances. Though both cast to type – just imagine if they’d […]

Dec, 30

Life as a House *** (2002, Hayden Christensen, Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas) – Classic Movie Review 1898

Director Irwin Winkler’s 2002 drama stars Kevin Kline as George Monroe, a lonely, middle-aged Southern California coast divorcee. He is living alone, apart from his dog, and has been working in a hated job as an […]

Nov, 28

All or Nothing **** (2002, Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen) – Classic Movie Review 1873

Writer-director Mike Leigh’s 2002 gem stars his regular actor collaborator, British national treasure Timothy Spall, who is brilliant as Phil Bassett, a London cabbie wallowing in a sea of troubles and bad fares. Director Leigh’s […]

Nov, 23

Vera Drake ***** (2004, Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Jim Broadbent, Eddie Marsan) – Classic Movie Review 1872

Award-winning Imelda Staunton is a revelation as Vera Drake, a cheery Fifties London cleaner, who has a secret life ‘helping young girls out’ as an abortionist. Performing an abortion is illegal in England at the […]

Nov, 23

The Salton Sea *** (2002, Val Kilmer, Vincent D’Onofrio, Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Goldberg) – Classic Movie Review 1625

Director D J Caruso’s gritty and exciting 2002 all-star thriller stars Val Kilmer as Danny Parker, who adopts a new lowlife identity and goes among drug pushers and crooks to find his beloved wife’s killers. […]

Sep, 02

The Whole Nine Yards *** (2000, Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Rosanna Arquette) – Classic Movie Review 1,569

Matthew Perry is rewarded with the best possible star supporting player in Bruce Willis, in the often very funny 2000 crime comedy film The Whole Nine Yards, a weird screwball farce with a high body […]

Aug, 19

Envy *** (2003, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Christopher Walken) – Classic Movie Review 1553

Director Barry Levinson’s 2003 movie is a totally bonkers, and increasingly bizarre comedy with a top cast and decent script (by Steve Adams) to make it work. Ben Stiller stars as Tim Dingman, who gets consumed with […]

Aug, 16

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