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Risen *** (2016, Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis, María Botto, Stephen Hagan) – Movie Review

In an admirable, convincing star turn mixing easy, effortless athleticism with thoughtful intelligence, Joseph Fiennes is excellent as Clavius, a powerful Roman Military Tribune who witnesses the agonising crucifixion of the Christ, Yeshua (Cliff Curtis). […]

Mar, 18

The Mummy’s Shroud *** (1967, André Morell, John Phillips, David Buck) – Classic Movie Review 3272

Eddie Powell plays the mummy of an Egyptian slave who is brought back to life in the England of 1920 in director John Gilling’s atmospheric 1967 Hammer horror – the third part of the series following […]

Jan, 29

The Mummy’s Hand *** (1940, Dick Foran, Wallace Ford, George Zucco, Cecil Kellaway, Peggy Moran, Tom Tyler, Eduardo Ciannelli) – Classic Movie Review 2816

‘The tomb of a thousand terrors!’ Director Christy Cabanne’s lusty 1940 American black-and-white horror sequel The Mummy’s Hand is only 67 minutes long but re-uses more than 10 minutes of footage from Universal Pictures’ The […]

Aug, 15

The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb ** (1964, Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard, Fred Clark, Jeanne Roland, Jack Gwillim, George Pastell, John Paul) – Classic Movie Review 2784

Producer-writer-director Michael Carreras’s 1964 Hammer horror The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb is the first sequel to their 1959 film The Mummy, takes place in 1900 five years after the original, and stars Terence Morgan […]

Aug, 05

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor *** (2008, Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Luke Ford) – Classic Movie Review 1121

Brendan Fraser is back in 2008 as dashing adventurer Rick O’Connell, in this belated, not quite so good second sequel, desperately missing Rachel Weisz, who alas refused to reprise her role as Evy. The film […]

Apr, 20

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider *** (2001, Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor, Daniel Craig, Chris Barrie, Richard Johnson, Leslie Phillips) – Classic Movie Review 971

Director Simon West’s 2001 action adventure movie, based on the famous video game, sometimes struggles a bit but is always entertaining enough, though its most lasting legacy is that it turned Angelina Jolie into a […]

Mar, 23

The Mummy **** (1959, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux) – Classic Movie Review 499

‘Torn from the tomb to terrify the world!’ The 1959 British horror film The Mummy stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, along with Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne, Felix Aylmer, Raymond Huntley and George Pastell. It […]

Dec, 11

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