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A Tale of Springtime [Conte de printemps] **** (1990, Anne Teyssèdre, Hugues Quester, Florence Darel) – Classic Movie Review 9464

Writer-director Éric Rohmer’s subtle and appealing 1990 French film A Tale of Springtime [Conte de printemps] stars Anne Teyssèdre, Hugues Quester and Florence Darel. It is a typical but high level Rohmer film casting a […]

Mar, 05

The Facts of Life *** (1960, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Ruth Hussey, Don DeFore) – Classic Movie Review 9208

Director Melvin Frank’s 1960 black and white romantic comedy drama The Facts of Life is a pleasurable, civilised vehicle for Bob Hope and Lucille Ball as Larry and Kitty, two married folk from the ‘burbs […]

Dec, 31

What About Bob? **** (1991, Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss, Julie Hagerty) – Classic Movie Review 8768

Director Frank Oz’s hilarious 1991 crazy comedy What About Bob? is a neatly crafted showcase for the unstoppable comic talents of the Bill Murray-Richard Dreyfuss team. Endearingly insecure Bob Wiley (Murray), an obsessive-compulsive neurotic who […]

Jul, 28

Spider-Man: Far from Home *** (2019, Tom Holland, Samuel L Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Zendaya) – Movie Review

Spider-Man: Far from Home is laid back, light hearted, and light weight. It mixes sentimentality with goofy teen laughs, sitcom soap opera and endless CGI action to polished, pleasant, painless effect. They have cleverly made […]

Jul, 04

The Card [The Promoter] *** (1952, Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Petula Clark, Valerie Hobson, Edward Chapman) – Classic Movie Review 8597

Director Ronald Neame’s 1952 British black and white comedy The Card [The Promoter] stars Alec Guinness, who comes up trumps (did he ever give a poor performance?) as opportunist entrepreneur Edward Henry ‘Denry’ Machin, the […]

Jun, 16

April in Paris ** (1952, Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Claude Dauphin) – Classic Movie Review 7682

The 1952 film April in Paris is a cheery musical comedy romance vehicle for Doris Day and Ray Bolger. Doris saves the day with her singing and acting, and Bolger’s dancing is a treat. Director […]

Oct, 20

Club Paradise *** (1986, Robin Williams, Peter O’Toole, Rick Moranis) – Classic Movie Review 7662

Robin Williams, Peter O’Toole, Rick Moranis, Jimmy Cliff, Twiggy and Adolph Caesar are in the tasty star line-up for director Harold Ramis’s 1986 comedy Club Paradise about a Chicago firefighter called Jack Monike (Williams) who […]

Oct, 11

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