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Glory **** (1989, Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Andre Braugher, John Finn, Jihmi Kennedy, Donovan Leitch Jr) – Classic Movie Review 3192

Director Edward Zwick’s distinguished, potent and highly emotional 1989 war movie about America’s first all-black volunteer company at the time of the American Civil War is, as it must be, a visceral experience as a violent and […]

Dec, 29

Out of Time *** (2003, Denzel Washington, Sanaa Lathan, Eva Mendes, Dean Cain) – Classic Movie Review 1955

Director Carl Franklin’s 2003 crime mystery thriller Out of Time reunites him with his Devil in a Blue Dress star, Denzel Washington, who this time plays Matt Whitlock, a Florida small-town police chief suspected of double […]

Dec, 14

Devil in a Blue Dress ****½ (1995, Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals) – Classic Movie Review 1954

Writer-director Carl Franklin’s Chandler-esque 1995 neo-noir whodunit provides a perfect role for Denzel Washington, who is great as 40s LA private eye Easy Rawlins. Based on the novel by Walter Mosley, this is a superbly […]

Dec, 14

The Preacher’s Wife ** (1996, Whitney Houston, Denzel Washington, Courtney B Vance, Gregory Hines) – Classic Movie Review 1953

The 1947 Cary Grant film The Bishop’s Wife is rehashed as a too-cosy and schmaltzy acting-and-gospel-singing vehicle for Whitney Houston in director Penny Marshall’s 1996 heart-warmer. Her co-star Denzel Washington is appealing and charming as […]

Dec, 13

Remember the Titans **** (2000, Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris) – Classic Movie Review 1839

Director Boaz Yakin’s 2000 sports drama is based on the actual events of 1971. It stars Denzel Washington, who gives a titanic turn as Coach Herman Boone, the newly appointed African-American head coach of a football team […]

Nov, 13

Courage Under Fire *** (1996, Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips) – Classic Movie Review 1779

Director Edward Zwick’s 1996 war movie stars Meg Ryan who is working outside her usual romcom comfort zone and isn’t really credible as an action woman. This flashback-told Gulf War drama is seen through the […]

Oct, 25

The Equalizer ** (2014, Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz) – Movie Review

In this dour and ultra-violent action thriller, Denzel Washington plays the mysterious Robert McCall, a widowed Boston retired Special Forces officer, who spends his days in a humdrum job in a home improvement store and […]

Sep, 25

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