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Hard Contract *** (1969, James Coburn, Lee Remick, Lilli Palmer, Burgess Meredith, Patrick Magee, Sterling Hayden, Helen Cherry, Karen Black) – Classic Movie Review 10,210

Writer-director S Lee Pogostin’s 1969 thriller Hard Contract stars James Coburn, who is ideally cast in a quintessential role as John Cunningham, the cold-blooded American assassin who goes to Europe for one last hit, but […]

Aug, 22

A Midnight Clear **** (1992, Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, Arye Gross, Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Frank Whaley, John C McGinley) – Classic Movie Review 9611

Writer-director Keith Gordon’s 1992 war drama A Midnight Clear is a moving anti-war tale adapted from William (Birdy) Wharton’s novel by director Gordon, filming in City Park, Utah, ironically during the Gulf War. It tells […]

Apr, 07

Mad About Music *** (1938, Deanna Durbin, Herbert Marshall, Gail Patrick) – Classic Movie Review 9365

Director Norman Taurog’s 1938 Mad about Music stars Deanna Durbin as Gloria Harkinson, the sweet young girl who enlists a visiting nice chap English composer Richard Todd (Herbert Marshall) to play her pop when she is left […]

Feb, 10

My Childhood **** (1972, Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith) – Classic Movie Review 8807

The Bill Douglas Trilogy, made on tiny budgets from the British Film Institute, are dour and downbeat, highly personal autobiographical films, but they cast a remarkable spell in terms of mood and emotion that is […]

Aug, 09

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

Target ** (1985, Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Gayle Hunnicutt) – Classic Movie Review 7310

Director Arthur Penn’s 1985 Target is a tolerable but off-target thriller from the director of Bonnie and Clyde, who goes into overdrive to try to provide action thrills, which nevertheless just are not there. It […]

Jul, 19

Avalanche Express ** (1979, Robert Shaw, Lee Marvin, Linda Evans, Maximilian Schell, Horst Buchholz, Mike Connors ) – Classic Movie Review 6400

Real-life tragedy occurred during the making of director Mark Robson’s ultra-expensive ($12 million) big-budget 1979 European spy action thriller, when star Robert Shaw and director Robson both died of heart attacks during filming. It was […]

Dec, 13

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