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The Black Raven *** (1943, George Zucco, Wanda McKay, Noel Madison, Glenn Strange, Byron Foulger, Charles Middleton, Bob Randall, Robert Middlemass) – Classic Movie Review 6137

Director Sam Newfield’s suspenseful and entertaining 1943 low-budget film noir mystery thriller is about group of strangers who seek shelter in an old, dark hotel, where there are two murders, the gangster Bardoni (Noel Madison) and $50,000 […]

Oct, 24

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot **** (1974, Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy, Geoffrey Lewis, Catherine Bach, Gary Busey) – Classic Movie Review 3167

Young writer-director Michael Cimino’s exciting 1974 thriller finds Clint Eastwood on his best form as Thunderbolt, a hardened artilleryman bank robber who flees from jail, chums up with Lightfoot, an aimless, flippant, irresponsible, irreverent young punk (Jeff […]

Dec, 18

Indestructible Man ** (1956, Lon Chaney Jnr, Robert Shayne, Marian Carr, Ross Elliott, Casey Adams) – Classic Movie Review 3132

‘The Screen’s 300,000 Volt SHOCKER!’ Or better still: ‘The scream that shocks the screen with 300,000 volts of horror! Inhuman! Invincible! Inescapable!’ Director Jack Pollexfen’s entertaining low-budget 1956 horror movie shocker casts Robert Shayne as […]

Dec, 05

Psycho * (1998, Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Viggo Mortensen, Julianne Moore, William H Macy, Robert Forster, Philip Baker Hall) – Classic Movie Review 2301

Director Gus Van Sant’s 1998 remake of the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock classic is a pointless lost cause. Van Sant won the 1999 Razzie award for Worst Director and the film won the Razzie for Worst […]

Mar, 22

A Simple Plan **** (1998, Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, Brent Briscoe) – Classic Movie Review 2152

Director Sam Raimi’s 1998 real-life thriller deservedly earned good reviews but alas didn’t do that well at the box office. Two brothers and a redneck buddy find a bag with a load of Mob money […]

Feb, 03

Smoke (1995, Harvey Keitel) – Classic Film Review 1057

‘Five strangers. Four secrets. Three schemes. Two best friends. And one neighbourhood hangout where the world still makes sense.’ Director Wayne Wang’s 1995 drama, based on the novel by Paul Auster, is a civilised success. […]

Apr, 05

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