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Surge *** (2020, Ben Whishaw, Ellie Haddington, Ian Gelder, Jasmine Jobson) – Movie Review

Director Aneil Karia’s 2020 British drama film Surge stars Ben Whishaw, Ellie Haddington, Ian Gelder and Jasmine Jobson. It is based on a screenplay by Aneil Karia, Rupert Jones and Rita Kalnejasis. Ben Whishaw stars […]

Nov, 07

Home Before Dark *** (1958, Jean Simmons, Dan O’Herlihy, Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbalist Jr) – Classic Movie Review 10,571

Rhonda Fleming called Mervyn LeRoy’s 1958 drama film Home Before Dark her favourite role, saying: ‘It was a marvellous stretch’. Jean Simmons, Dan O’Herlihy and Efrem Zimbalist Jr also star. It is written by Eileen […]

Nov, 20

Fragment of Fear *** (1970, David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt, Wilfrid Hyde White, Roland Culver, Daniel Massey, Flora Robson) – Classic Movie Review 8.661

Director Richard C Sarafian’s 1970 British film Fragment of Fear is a stylish and impeccably photographed though impenetrable mystery thriller about an English, ex-drug-taking writer, Tim Brett (David Hemmings), who thinks he is going potty […]

Jun, 30

The Snake Pit **** (1948, Olivia de Havilland, Leo Genn, Mark Stevens, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Leif Erickson, Beulah Bondi. Lee Patrick) – Classic Movie Review 4178

Director Anatole Litvak’s brutal and gruelling 1948 20th Century Fox American psychological drama film The Snake Pit features a blistering Oscar-nominated Best Actress performance from Olivia de Havilland that shines through this tale of a woman committed […]

Aug, 15

A Walk in the Sun ***** (1945, Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, John Ireland, Lloyd Bridges) – Classic Movie Review 3504

The 1945 classic A Walk in the Sun about one American platoon in the 1943 invasion of Italy is another magnificent milestone war film from producer-director Lewis Milestone, the director of All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), […]

Mar, 26

Fathers and Daughters ** (2015, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Jane Fonda, Diane Kruger, Bruce Greenwood) – Movie Review

Director Gabriele Muccino’s heart-tugger is an old-fashioned women’s film, done with plenty of confidence and expertise but unfortunately not enough skill. With a good, expert cast, the talent’s all there, but there are gaping holes throughout the […]

Nov, 10

Two Weeks in Another Town **** (1962, Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Robinson, Cyd Charisse, Claire Trevor, Daliah Lavi, George Hamilton, Rosanna Schiaffino) – Classic Movie Review 2362

Director Vincente Minnelli’s literate and intelligent 1962 follow-up to MGM’s The Bad and the Beautiful has the same movie-making background and the same star (Kirk Douglas), writer (Charles Schnee), producer (John Houseman) and director, as […]

Apr, 06

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