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Hard Eight **** (1996, Philip Baker Hall, John C Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samuel L Jackson) – Classic Movie Review 316

Suspense, wit, atmosphere, sudden death and fine character study are the name of the game in writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s superb, stylish, hard-nosed 1996 thriller Hard Eight. Anderson’s feature debut is graced with the performance […]

Oct, 23

The Big Lebowski ***** (1998, Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, John Turturro, David Thewlis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara, Peter Stormare, Jon Polito) – Classic Movie Review 288

‘This is not ‘Nam. This is bowling. There are rules.’ Super-charged with confidence in 1998 after the success of Fargo, the Coen Brothers score again and come up with another beloved cult classic crime comedy. […]

Oct, 13

Boogie Nights ***** (1997, Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds) – Classic Movie Review 272

Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1997 breakthrough movie is a very adult, brilliantly staged epic look at the LA porn scene of the late 70s and early 80s. Epic in scale as well as running time (155 […]

Oct, 06

A Late Quartet **** (2012, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, Mark Ivanir) – Movie Review

The best film of the week by far is a small chamber work, without a murder, car chase or special effect in sight, but it’s a master class in movie making and film acting. Please […]

Aug, 18

Red Dragon ***** (2002, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes, Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Emily Watson, Harvey Keitel) – Classic Movie Review 74

Anthony Hopkins is back to relish his role as Dr Hannibal ‘The Cannibal’ Lecter in this extremely smart and tasty 2002 horror movie prequel to The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Hannibal (2001). The […]

Jul, 20

The Talented Mr Ripley ****½ (1999, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, James Rebhorn, Jack Davenport) – Classic Movie Review 41

With more subtlety, more noir, and an entirely different ending, the 1999 film The Talented Mr Ripley would be 100% brilliant. As it is, it’s still quite entrancing and mesmerising, with a dazzling cast pitch […]

Jul, 10

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