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Bad Education [La Mala Educación] **** (2004, Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Javier Cámara) – Classic Movie Review 826

With La Mala Educación in 2004, Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodóvar returns to the style and content of the films that made him famous in the Eighties with this provocative and sizzlingly stylish look at male […]

Feb, 13

X-Men Origins: Wolverine **** (2009, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Danny Huston) – Classic Movie Review 806

Pecs gleaming and locks glowing, Hugh Jackman growls and glowers to comic-book perfection as James Logan, who becomes the fighting machine known as Wolverine, a hairy bloke with handy killer claws, nifty healing powers and […]

Feb, 08

In and Out [In & Out] *** (1997, Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck) – Classic Movie Review 763

Director Frank Oz’s widely popular, gay-friendly 1997 movie is a good-natured but shaky comedy about an American mid-western small-town teacher (Kevin Kline), about to be married to his childhood sweetheart (Joan Cusack), who is outed as […]

Jan, 28

Clueless **** (1995, Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy) – Classic Movie Review 630

Alicia Silverstone has all the right clues to making us laugh, sparkling slyly as Beverly Hills teenager Cher Horowitz. She’s a gorgeous 16-year-old with a sunny disposition and a cute line in chat about all […]

Jan, 05

Rushmore **** (1998, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel) – Classic Movie Review 608

Unusually for a teen movie, writer-director Wes Anderson’s 1999 offering found the critics falling over themselves to praise this splendidly quirky comedy drama. It showcases a stunning performance by newcomer Jason Schwartzman (then 19) as Max […]

Jan, 02

Donnie Darko ***** (2001, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Drew Barrymore, Noah Wyle, Patrick Swayze, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Duval, Seth Rogen) – Classic Movie Review 46

‘The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I ever had.’ – Mad World. Back in 2001, Jake Gyllenhaal puts in an outstanding bid for serious-actor stardom as disturbed teenager Donnie, who, after escaping a […]

Jul, 13

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