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Ransom ***½ (1996, Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Liev Schreiber, Lili Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 2999

Making a good job of a rather grim part, a satisfyingly edgy Mel Gibson takes the Glenn Ford part in director Ron Howard’s tense, robust, well-made 1996 remake of the 1956 thriller Ransom, with some […]

Oct, 20

Field of Dreams ***** (1989, Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster, Amy Madigan) Classic Movie Review 2633

Ray Liotta plays the ghost of baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in the classic 1989 fantasy drama film Field of Dreams. Writer-director Phil Alden Robinson’s classic 1989 fantasy drama film Field of Dreams was a huge success […]

Jun, 23

Braveheart **** (1995, Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan) – Classic Movie Review 1138

Director Mel Gibson’s boisterous, robust, gory 1995 Scottish historical action adventure triumph won five Oscars, including best picture, director, cinematography, makeup and sound effects editing, and proved one of his biggest successes. As star performer, Gibson […]

Apr, 23

Titanic **** (1997, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Bernard Hill, Suzy Amis, Frances Fisher, David Warner) – Classic Movie Review 77

‘I’m the king of the world.’ Leonardo DiCaprio gets that sinking feeling as his shipboard love for Kate Winslet hits the rocks in this mesmerising blockbuster. Writer-producer-director James Cameron’s romantic disaster movie reputedly cost a […]

Jul, 21

Aliens ***** (1986, Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Paul Reiser) – Classic Movie Review 38

Sigourney Weaver’s Flight Officer Ripley, victorious in her battle against the monster in the original 1979 Alien, is rescued from space and returns home 57 years after the first movie. She is talked into bringing the […]

Jul, 09

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