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Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore ***** (1974, Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Alfred Lutter III, Billy Green Bush, Lelia Goldoni, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Curtin, Diane Ladd, Vic Tayback, Mia Bendixsen) – Classic Movie Review 3425

Hey, is this you? ‘A picture for anyone who has ever dreamed of a second chance!’ Director Martin Scorsese’s 1974 romantic drama is a triumph, not least for Ellen Burstyn, who is stupendous in her […]

Feb, 28

Joy **** (2015, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen) – Movie Review

An exceptional cast is assembled for Joy, the story of an Italian-American family across four generations and Joy Mangano, the young woman who rises to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty. But Jennifer […]

Dec, 20

WUSA **** (1970, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins, Laurence Harvey, Pat Hingle, Don Gordon, Robert Quarry, Clifton James, David Huddleston, Cloris Leachman) – Classic Movie Review 2958

Director Stuart Rosenberg’s ambitious 1970 drama is a painstaking, involving and intelligent political allegory, with meaty roles for Paul Newman, his wife Joanne Woodward and Anthony Perkins, who reward audiences with careful, winning performances. Newman […]

Oct, 05

Wild at Heart **** (1990, Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Diane Ladd, Harry Dean Stanton, Isabella Rossellini, Crispin Glover) – Classic Movie Review 2644

Writer-director David Lynch’s 1990 Palme d’Or best film winner at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival stars Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern as newly released convict Sailor Ripley and his girlfriend Lula Fortune. Sailor and Lula ignore […]

Jun, 27

A Kiss Before Dying ** (1991, Matt Dillon, Sean Young, Max von Sydow, Diane Ladd, James Russo) – Classic Movie Review 1,669

Matt Dillon won praise for the watchable 1991 romantic suspense thriller film A Kiss Before Dying, but poor Sean Young won Golden Raspberry Awards for both Worst Actress and Worst Supporting Actress!  Sean Young stars […]

Sep, 13

Primary Colors **** (1998, John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates) – Classic Movie Review 928

Producer-director Mike Nichols’s 1998 film stars John Travolta, who enjoys himself enormously as US presidential candidate Jack Stanton, a virtually unknown Southern governor on a quest for the White House, with his savvy, ambitious wife […]

Mar, 17

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation *** (1989, Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki) – Classic Movie Review 569

Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo welcome in a disaster-strewn Griswold-style Christmas with their two kids (Johnny Galecki, Juliette Lewis), in their third Vacation movie. Yule crack up, or yule be sorry you started watching this? […]

Dec, 23

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