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The Draughtsman’s Contract ***** (1982, Janet Suzman, Anthony Higgins) – Classic Movie Review 4577

Wayward genius writer-director Peter Greenaway’s 1982 British historical mystery is incredibly beautiful looking and most handsomely played, though it can be infuriating, at any rate as a The Name of the Rose-style arty period thriller. […]

Nov, 02

Tsotsi **** (2005, Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Israel Makoe) – Classic Movie Review 4386

The deserved 2006 Best Foreign Language Film winner charts six desperate days in the Johannesburg life of a young South African thug called Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae) who inadvertently kidnaps a baby during a car hijacking, […]

Sep, 19

Wyatt Earp ** (1994, Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman) – Classic Movie Review 4168

Director Lawrence Kasdan’s endless, un-dynamic, sprawling and disjointedly episodic 1994 film version of the well-known, oft-related saga is admittedly ambitious but must count as a major disappointment. Kevin Costner gives a flat, over-dominating, self-regarding performance as Tombstone […]

Aug, 13

Sid and Nancy **** (1986, Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman) – Classic Movie Review 4098

Alex Cox co-writes (with Abbe Wool) and directs Sid and Nancy (1986), an exceptionally powerful and exciting punk rock cult classic about the life of Sid Vicious, bassist with the British punk rock band the Sex […]

Jul, 29

All That Jazz ***** (1979, Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer, Ben Vereen, Cliff Gorman) – Classic Movie Review 4076

Co-writer/ director Bob Fosse’s stylish, partly autobiographical 1979 movie musical All That Jazz about a Broadway workaholic dance director called Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) driving himself to death through overwork, as well as meanwhile overdosing […]

Jul, 24

Flipper ** (1996, Elijah Wood, Paul Hogan) – Classic Movie Review 3901

Director James B Clark’s 1963 children’s movie Flipper is remade by writer-director Alan Shapiro in 1996 with Elijah Wood and Paul Hogan to mild effect. Everything is brisk, businesslike and professional but just none too ecxiting. […]

Jun, 21

Matador *** (1986, Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas, Nacho Martínez, Carmen Maura) – Classic Movie Review 3563

A retired male bullfighter and a smart female lawyer share a fatal fascination with death, in Pedro Almodóvar’s stylish, provocative, acclaimed 1986 black comedy film Matador. A retired male bullfighter and a smart female lawyer […]

Apr, 13

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