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Die gläserne Zelle [The Glass Cell] *** (1978, Brigitte Fossey, Helmut Griem, Dieter Laser, Bernhard Wicki) – Classic Movie Review 12,873

The understandably hard-to-please Patricia Highsmith approved of Hans W Geißendörfer’s gratifying 1978 West German crime film version of her 1964 masterwork novel The Glass Cell. Director Hans W Geißendörfer’s Die gläserne Zelle [The Glass Cell] […]

May, 04

Lock Up ** (1989, Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, John Amos, Darlanne Fluegel, Frank McRae, Sonny Landham, Tom Sizemore) – Classic Movie Review 12,862

John Flynn’s routine but capable enough and entirely acceptable 1989 American prison action thriller film Lock Up stars Sylvester Stallone and Donald Sutherland.  Director John Flynn’s routine but capable enough and entirely acceptable 1989 American […]

Apr, 28

Parole, Inc ** (1948, Michael O’Shea, Turhan Bey, Evelyn Ankers) – Classic Movie Review 12,159

‘Sensational! Shocking! The inside story of the Nation’s Worst Crime Plot!’ Parole officers fight gangsters infiltrating the US parole system in the 1948 film noir crime thriller Parole, Inc. Director Alfred Zeisler’s low-budget 1948 black […]

Jun, 06

Five Corners *** (1987, Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, Todd Graff, John Turturro) – Classic Movie Review 11,204

Director Tony Bill’s 1987 crime drama/ thriller Five Corners stars Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, Todd Graff and John Turturro. The first filmed screenplay from Oscar-winning John Patrick Shanley is a strange tale of four young […]

May, 14

It’s Never Too Late to Mend *** (1937, Tod Slaughter, Jack Livesey, Marjorie Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 10,873

Director David MacDonald’s 1937 black and white Victorian melodramas It’s Never Too Late to Mend stars Tod Slaughter, who extravagantly holds the attention as Squire John Meadows, the wicked Victorian lord of the manor (and […]

Feb, 03

The Real McCoy * (1993, Kim Basinger, Val Kilmer, Terence Stamp) – Classic Movie Review 10,743

Director Russell Mulcahy’s 1993 film The Real McCoy stars Kim Basinger as Karen McCoy, an expert cat-burgling ex-con trying to go straight, who gets out of prison but is dragged back into a life of […]

Jan, 03

Turn the Key Softly *** (1953, Yvonne Mitchell, Terence Morgan, Joan Collins, Kathleen Harrison) – Classic Movie Review 10,549

Director Jack Lee’s ambitious and compelling 1953 black and white British crime drama Turn the Key Softly stars Yvonne Mitchell, Joan Collins and Kathleen Harrison as three women in trouble getting used to their lives […]

Nov, 16

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