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Taris, roi de l’eau [Taris] **** (1931, Jean Taris) – Classic Movie Review 8658

Jean Vigo films the French swimming champion Jean Taris performing different swimming acts as he gives us a tour of his water kingdom in the 10-minute avant garde 1931 sport documentary short film Taris, roi […]

Jun, 29

Down and Out in Beverly Hills **** (1986, Nick Nolte, Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss) – Classic Movie Review 8626

Co-writer / producer / director Paul Mazursky’s 1986 comedy Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a remake of Jean Renoir’s 1932 classic Boudu Sauvé des Eaux and is an unexpected success, mainly thanks to […]

Jun, 22

Minnie and Moskowitz **** (1971, Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery) – Classic Movie Review 8534

Minnie and Moskowitz is a surprisingly relaxed and gentle 1971 romantic drama film from cult favourite writer-director John Cassavetes. It once again stars his wife Gena Rowlands, who plays Minnie, a Los Angeles museum curator, […]

Jun, 01

He Ran All the Way *** (1951, John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Selena Royle, Gladys George, Bobby Hyatt, Norman Lloyd) – Classic Movie Review 7988

Director John Berry’s 1951 film noir crime thriller He Ran all the Way is based on the novel by Sam Ross and stars John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Selena Royle and Gladys George, along […]

Jan, 07

Shield for Murder *** (1954, Edmond O’Brien, John Agar, Marla English) – Classic Movie Review 7269

Edmond O’Brien co-directs and stars in the tough, involving and engrossing 1954 film noir crime film Shield for Murder as a crooked police detective. It is based on the novel of the same name by William P McGivern. Edmond O’Brien plays […]

Jul, 08

Lola ** (1986, Ángela Molina, Patrick Bauchau, Féodor Atkine, Assumpta Serna, Carme Sansa, Pepa López) – Classic Movie Review 6193

Angela Molina gives a powerful performance as the titular Lola, a factory worker who suffers at the hands of her sadistic lover Mario (Féodor Atkine), in co-writer/ director Bigas Luna’s dour, dubbed Spanish suspense thriller. […]

Nov, 05

The Human Centipede (First Sequence) **** (2009, Dieter Laser, Ashley C Williams, Ashlynn Yennie) – Classic Movie Review 6103

Brace yourselves, folks, for this truly, madly, deeply shocking 2009 Dutch horror thriller, made with great flair by director Tom Six, who keeps the suspense, tension and terror on the boil throughout. It is horrible, […]

Oct, 17

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