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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen **** (1988, John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, Robin Williams) – Classic Movie Review 2471

Co-writer/director Terry Gilliam’s dazzling and spectacular 1988 fantasy comedy adventure epic stars ideally cast theatre actor John Neville. He is on commanding form as Baron Munchausen, the 18th-century Prussian aristocrat who travels around the universe, enjoys wartime exploits […]

May, 11

Sweet and Lowdown *** (1999, Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Anthony LaPaglia, Uma Thurman, Woody Allen) – Classic Movie Review 1802

Writer-director Woody Allen’s 1999 Jazz Age fable takes the form of a fanciful, fictional tribute to the legendary 30s jazz guitarist Emmet Ray (Sean Penn), who was second only to Django Reinhardt as a music […]

Nov, 03

Paycheck **** (2003, Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart, Colm Feore) – Classic Movie Review 1721

Ben Affleck erases memories of his 2003 turkey Gigli with his mind-blowing turn as Michael Jennings, a high-tech reverse engineer hunted by an evil corporation, in director John Woo’s dazzlingly smart and stylish 2003 sci-fi […]

Sep, 30

Beautiful Girls *** (1996, Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Noah Emmerich) – Classic Movie Review 1671

  Director Ted Demme’s 1996 comedy drama stars Timothy Hutton as Manhattan-based jazz pianist Willie Conway, who is hesitating over his wedding to long-time girlfriend, lawyer Tracy Stover (Annabeth Gish). He returns back to his small home […]

Sep, 13

The Golden Bowl **** (Nick Nolte, Uma Thurman, Jeremy Northam, Kate Beckinsale) – Classic Film Review 1217

Nick Nolte is brilliant in producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory’s splendid, intense, beautifully realised 2000 film version of the classic novel by Henry James. What tangled webs we weave! A poverty-stricken Italian, Prince […]

May, 15

The Truth about Cats and Dogs ***½ (1995, Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, Ben Chaplin) – Classic Movie Review 882

Director Michael Lehmann’s sweet 1995 romantic comedy shows that the course of true love won’t run smooth after successful but plain radio chat show host vet Dr Abby Barnes (played by Janeane Garafalo) gets her lovely […]

Mar, 09

Nymphomaniac *** (2003, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Uma Thurman, Jamie Bell) – Movie Review

Danish writer-director Lars Von Trier’s 2013 shocker seems very near to being like a porn film wrapped up as an art movie. Charlotte Gainsbourg stars as Joe, a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac who recounts her erotic experiences […]

Feb, 19

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