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The Drowning Pool *** (1975, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Melanie Griffith, Tony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Richard Jaeckel, Coral Browne) – Classic Movie Review 2935

Director Stuart Rosenberg’s 1975 mystery thriller The Drowning Pool stars Paul Newman, who reprises his role as Ross MacDonald’s cynical private eye Lew Harper (Archer in the novels) in an acceptable sequel to his far […]

Oct, 03

The Amityville Horror *** (1979, James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger) – Classic Movie Review 2520

Director Stuart Rosenberg’s surprise blockbuster 1979 horror movie The Amityville Horror recycles the old, old haunted house story once more. It has been used over and over again and yet it is popular every time. […]

May, 25

The Way We Were ***½ (1973, Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman) – Classic Movie Review 2272

Director Sydney Pollack’s double Oscar-winning 1973 romantic drama The Way We Were is a thoroughly professional old-style Hollywood piece of work, well intentioned and often entertaining but hollow at the centre and painstakingly but mechanically […]

Mar, 16

1941 **** (1979, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Treat Williams, Christopher Lee, Ned Beatty, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Tim Matheson, Toshiro Mifune, Warren Oates, Robert Stack) – Classic Movie Review 1,941

Steven Spielberg’s 1979 epic comedy film 1941 about a Japanese submarine arriving off Los Angeles, causing panic in the wake of Pearl Harbor, was a huge, unexpected flop. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Treat Williams and […]

Dec, 10

The Boston Strangler **** (1968, Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy) – Classic Movie Review 1683

  Director Richard Fleischer’s 1968 follow-up to his real-life thriller Compulsion is a documentary-style thriller about the capture of a real-life 60s serial killer. It showcases a riveting tour-de-force performance by a heavily made-up, only semi-recognisable Tony Curtis […]

Sep, 17

Jaws ***** (1975, Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton) – Classic Movie Review 526

The triple-Oscar-winning 1975 monster movie classic that propelled the 28-year-old director Steven Spielberg to the front rank of cinema story-tellers is a sleekly crafted rollercoaster ride of fear, suspense and thrills. Based on the bestselling […]

Dec, 15

The Graduate ***** (1967, Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross) – Classic Movie Review 216

‘Would you like me to seduce you? Is that what you’re trying to tell me?’ And here’s to you, Mrs Robinson! At her most stylish and beautiful, a sensational Anne Bancroft enjoys her most famous […]

Sep, 03

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