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Two-Way Stretch ****½ (1960, Peter Sellers, David Lodge, Bernard Cribbins, Liz Fraser, Lionel Jeffries, Wilfrid Hyde White, Maurice Denham, Beryl Reid, Irene Handl) – Classic Movie Review 1,843
The 1960 perfect robbery comedy film Two-Way Stretch is a Peter Sellers classic packed full of quirky vintage fun, realised by a brilliant ensemble of lovable British comic actors. Director Robert Day’s 1960 British perfect […]
Chasers ** (1994, Tom Berenger, Erika Eleniak, William McNamara) – Classic Movie Review 1737
Director Dennis Hopper’s 1994 comedy drama stars Tom Berenger and William McNamara as bickering US Navy lawmen, who escort a beautiful troublesome female prisoner (Erika Eleniak) to prison in Charleson. She plays to do anything to […]
Con Air *** (1997, Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi) – Classic Movie Review 1707
Buckle up for director Simon West’s crazy, violent, always way over-the-top 1997 action thriller ride. A guaranteed crowd-pleaser, there was never a moment’s doubt of its status and success as a blockbuster hit, grossing over $100million in […]
The Woodsman *** (2004, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Mos Def) – Classic Movie Review 1689
Co-writer/director Nicole Kassell’s 2004 film is a disturbing, well-meaning, if not entirely convincing portrayal of the troubled life of a paedophile (Kevin Bacon) trying to stay straight after coming out of jail where he’s spent […]
One-Eyed Jacks ***** (1961, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden) – Classic Movie Review 1678
Director/star Marlon Brando’s legendary 1961 revenge Western is an explosive emotional and visual powderkeg, with a great flavour of the Old West. It was a troubled production but that doesn’t show on screen. Brando took […]
Down by Law ***** (1986, Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni) – Classic Movie Review 1635
Writer-director Jim Jarmusch’s 1986 noirish dark comedy is a brilliant major cult movie, still as fresh as the day it was made. It’s dazzlingly filmed in glorious eye-catching monochrome images on striking down-at-heel Louisiana locations […]
Wilde **** (1997, Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Tom Wilkinson) – Classic Movie Review 1586
Director Brian Gilbert’s 1997 biopic is another attempt to tell the Oscar Wilde story, but with the candour available to 90s film-makers, unlike the 60s makers of The Trials of Oscar Wilde (with Peter Finch) and […]