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An Enemy of the People [Ganashatru] *** (1989, Soumitra Chatterjee, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey) – Classic Movie Review 9287

Indian director Satyajit Ray’s return to film-making after illness was this 1989 adaptation of the text of Henrik Ibsen’s classic 1883 play An Enemy of the People [Ganashatru], which is concerned with health – that […]

Jan, 21

Chandu on the Magic Island *** (1935, Bela Lugosi, Maria Alba, Clara Kimball Young) – Classic Movie Review 9137

In 1935, the last eight episodes of the 1934 American 12-episode fantasy film serial The Return of Chandu were edited into a second feature film of 65 minutes, released as Chandu on the Magic Island. Written […]

Dec, 08

Tarzan and the Mermaids *** (1948, Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Linda Christian, John Lanenz, George Zucco) – Classic Movie Review 6136

‘BARBARIC RITUALS!…SAVAGE THRILLS!…PAGAN SPLENDORS! ‘ Director Robert Florey’s 1948 jungle adventure is Johnny Weissmuller’s last Ape Man movie. It is the twelfth part of the saga. This time, he fights a giant octopus and armed […]

Oct, 24

Her Jungle Love *** (1938, Dorothy Lamour, Ray Milland, Lynne Overman, J Carrol Naish) – Classic Movie Review 5737

The genial Dorothy Lamour and Ray Milland are back in the Paramount Pictures studio jungle (after their 1936 hit The Jungle Princess) for this second romantic comedy adventure, directed by George Archainbaud in 1938. It […]

Jul, 09

The Lair of the White Worm ** (1988, Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi, Sammi Davis, Stratford Johns) – Classic Movie Review 5448

Writer-producer-director Ken Russell’s wildly over-the-top 1988 horror movie The Lair of the White Worm re-tells the 1911 Bram Stoker (author of Dracula) tale about the ultimate evil worm that lives on through sexy high priestess Lady […]

May, 14

Revolt of the Zombies * (1936, Dean Jagger, George Cleveland, Dorothy Stone, Roy D’Arcy, Robert Noland) – Classic Movie Review 4423

Director Victor Halperin makes a follow-up to his 1932 hit White Zombie, the first feature length zombie film, but fails to re-cast Bela Lugosi in the star role, making the mistake of hiring Dean Jagger by […]

Sep, 27

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ***** (1984, Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Jonathan Ke Quan, Philip Stone, Rosan Seth) – Classic Movie Review 3077

Master entertainer Steven Spielberg piles up the breakneck thrills and spills in this exhilarating 1984 first sequel (or rather prequel) to Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). The story by George Lucas throws in every […]

Nov, 22

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