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Paperback Hero ***½ (1999, Hugh Jackman, Claudia Karvan, Angie Milliken) – Classic Movie Review 1975

‘He’s hard, tough… and doesn’t give a XXXX for anything… except romantic novels.’ Writer-director Antony J Bowman’s pleasing 1999 Australian comedy Paperback Hero, based on his own novel, is an early hit for the young, […]

Dec, 19

Au Revoir Les Enfants ***** (1987, Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette) – Classic Movie Review 1927

Writer-director Louis Malle’s haunting 1987 semi-autobiographical spellbinder, based on a searingly traumatic event in his childhood, is an exquisitely made, heart-breaking real-life story of appalling cruelty and inhumanity that resonates in the widest context. Set in […]

Dec, 07

The Fallen Idol ***** (1948, Ralph Richardson, Bobby Henrey, Michèle Morgan, Sonia Dresdel) – Classic Movie Review 1835

Producer-director Carol Reed’s 1948 British classic is one of his most glittering achievements, made between Odd Man Out and The Third Man. Reed eagerly grabs hold of Graham Greene’s script, about a butler working in the French Embassy […]

Nov, 12

Chasing Amy **** (1997, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee) – Classic Movie Review 1740

This delicious, offbeat 1997 sex comedy from writer-director Kevin Smith, director of Clerks (1994) and Mallrats (1995), is a hilarious and truthful heartbreaker that confirms the strength and vitality of the American independent movie of […]

Oct, 04

Paycheck **** (2003, Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart, Colm Feore) – Classic Movie Review 1721

Ben Affleck erases memories of his 2003 turkey Gigli with his mind-blowing turn as Michael Jennings, a high-tech reverse engineer hunted by an evil corporation, in director John Woo’s dazzlingly smart and stylish 2003 sci-fi […]

Sep, 30

Dogville **** (2003, Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany) – Classic Movie Review 1496

Director Lars von Trier’s challenging, not to say intimidating, 2003 epic is a minimalist parable playing out on a stage-like set. It stars Nicole Kidman, who gives a tour de force in one of her […]

Jul, 30

The Net *** (1995, Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam) – Classic Movie Review 1192

Sandra Bullock discovers a hi-tech conspiracy in director Irwin Winkler’s half-decent 1995 thriller that stays involving even though it’s saddled with a plot so predictable you just beg for at least one surprise. Bullock plays […]

May, 09

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