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Posts Tagged "Susan Sarandon"

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Zoolander 2 ** (2016, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig) – Movie Review

Yes it’s good to see Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson back on screen as Derek Zoolander and Hansel in the long-awaited sequel to the hilarious Zoolander (2001). It’s been 15 years since the original Zoolander and fashions change […]

Feb, 11

Safe Passage *** (1994, Susan Sarandon, Sam Shepard, Nick Stahl, Sean Astin, Robert Sean Leonard, Marcia Gay Harden, Jason London) – Classic Movie Review 2881

Director Robert Allan Ackerman’s very typically American 1994 rites-of-passage movie is sentimental, often satisfying and ultimately warm and cosy, like a log fire in winter. After playing the matriarch Mrs March in the 1994 Little Women, Susan […]

Sep, 05

Bull Durham **** (1988, Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon) – Classic Movie Review 2732

Writer-director Ron Shelton’s 1988 sports comedy drama finally did the trick for Kevin Costner, who hits a home run and shoots to stardom as Crash Davis, a cynical, veteran baseball catcher taken on by North […]

Jul, 22

Atlantic City ***** (1980, Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Robert Joy, Hollis McLaren, Michel Piccoli, Al Waxman) – Classic Movie Review 2717

French director Louis Malle’s superb 1980 American-set romantic thriller is a triumph for him and his stars Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon. This magical film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1980 […]

Jul, 17

Igby Goes Down **** (2002, Kieran Culkin, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum, Ryan Phillippe, Bill Pullman, Claire Danes, Amanda Peet) – Classic Movie Review 2645

Writer-director Burr Steers’s 2002 comedy stars Kieran Culkin, who proves a little superstar as Igby, a crazy, mixed-up 17-year-old kid with a really bad attitude and hateful folks in his life. His dying mom Mimi […]

Jun, 27

The Player ***** (1992, Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Peter Gallagher, Vincent D’Onofrio) – Classic Movie Review 2122

Cult favourite director Robert Altman’s 1992 Hollywood-insiders’ comedy thriller and satire on the film industry is one of his smartest, most celebrated movies. It is an all-knowing, lovingly-made movie, delightfully light-hearted and thoroughly entertaining with […]

Jan, 27

Twilight **** (1997, Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, James Garner) – Classic Movie Review 2022

Co-writer/director Robert Benton’s marvellous 1997 old-style murder thriller, with the ghosts of the past haunting the present, proves in every way that the oldies are still goldies. Paul Newman stars as an old retired ex-cop […]

Dec, 30

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