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The Passion of Darkly Noon **** (1995, Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, Viggo Mortensen) – Classic Movie Review 732

Clever British writer-director Philip Ridley’s 1996 mystery thriller is a real eye-opener. Brendan Fraser stars as Darkly Noon, a handsome young man with a strict religious background, who is found ailing and exhausted in the American […]

Jan, 22

I, Robot **** (2004, Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell) – Classic Movie Review 714

Set in in 2035, director Alex Proyas’s gleaming, intelligent 2004 sci-fi thriller supposes that robots are our trusty helpers, governed by three laws that prevent them from harming us. Will Smith kicks up a storm […]

Jan, 18

The Virgin Suicides **** (Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, James Woods, Kathleen Turner) – Classic Movie Review 664

Virgins – the five Lisbon family sisters (Kirsten Dunst, A J Cook, Hannah Hall, Leslie Hayman, Chelse Swain) – make a suicide pact in 70s affluent suburban America. A group of young male friends living […]

Jan, 10

Elizabethtown **** (2005, Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Paul Schneider, Jessica Biel, Judy Greer) – Classic Movie Review 611

Writer-director Cameron Crowe’s 2005 film is another warm-hearted, deliciously quirky treat from the maker of Jerry Maguire. Orlando Bloom stars as a shoe designer called Drew Baylor, who decides to commit suicide after being responsible […]

Jan, 02

Marathon Man ***** (1976, Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, Richard Bright, Marc Lawrence) – Classic Movie Review 515

Director John Schlesinger’s 1976 thriller about a postgraduate student who runs for his life when he gets mixed up in the pursuit of a Nazi war criminal makes for an ultra-tense, suspenseful and thrilling movie. It […]

Dec, 13

The Skulls *** (2000, Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, Hill Harper, Leslie Bibb, Christopher McDonald, Steve Harris, William Petersen, Craig T Nelson) – Classic Movie Review 466

Joshua Jackson stars as Luke McNamara, a naive but ambitious, upwardly mobile college senior student from a working class background, aiming to gain acceptance into Harvard Law. He is persuaded to join a posh, elitist college secret […]

Dec, 02

After Hours **** (1985, Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Verna Bloom) – Classic Movie Review 331

Largely forgotten actor Griffin Dunne stars as a computer programmer who finds his casual date with a  young woman exploding in his face. His one rash decision turns immediately into a surreal nightmare of mistaken […]

Oct, 27

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