Recent Posts
- The Replacement Killers *** (1998, Chow Yun-fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang, Jürgen Prochnow, Til Schweiger, Danny Trejo, Clifton Collins Jr, Carlos Gomez) – Classic Movie Review 13,970
- Coyote Ugly *** (2000, Piper Perabo, John Goodman, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, Izabella Miko, Melanie Lynskey, Bridget Moynahan, Tyra Banks, LeAnn Rimes, Bud Cort) – Classic Movie Review 13,969
- Shadow of Fear *** (1964, Paul Maxwell, Clare Owen, Anita West, Alan Tilvern, John Arnatt, Eric Pohlmann, Reginald Marsh, John Sutton, Anthony Wager, Colin Tapley) – Classic Movie Review 13,968
- Race Street **** (1948, George Raft, Marilyn Maxwell, William Bendix, Frank Faylen, Harry Morgan, Gale Robbins) – Classic Movie Review 13,967
- Swamp Fire ** (1946, Johnny Weissmuller, Buster Crabbe, Virginia Grey, Carol Thurston) – Classic Movie Review 13,966
- Dangerous Partners *** (1945, James Craig, Signe Hasso, Edmund Gwenn, Audrey Totter, Warner Anderson, Felix Bressart, Mabel Paige, John Warburton, Henry O’Neill, Grant Withers) – Classic Movie Review 13,965
- A Dangerous Profession **** (1949, George Raft, Ella Raines, Pat O’Brien, Jim Backus, Bill Williams, Roland Winters) – Classic Movie Review 13,964
- Bad Girl **** (1931, Sally Eilers, James Dunn, Minna Gombell, William Pawley, Frank Darien) – Classic Movie Review 13,963
- Pick-Up *** (1933, Sylvia Sidney, George Raft, William Harrigan) – Classic Movie Review 13,962
- Mr Ace *** (1946, George Raft, Sylvia Sidney, Stanley Ridges, Sara Haden, Jerome Cowan, Sid Silvers) – Classic Movie Review 13,961
Reviews
Born to Win ** (1971, George Segal, Paula Prentiss, Karen Black, Hector Elizondo, Robert De Niro) – Classic Movie Review 11,216
Director Ivan Passer’s 1971 American crime comedy drama Born to Win stars George Segal, Paula Prentiss, Karen Black, Hector Elizondo and Robert De Niro, which must be a recommendation in itself. Milos Forman’s Czech emigré […]
Those Who Wish Me Dead * (2021, Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Hoult, Finn Little, Aidan Gillen, Jon Bernthal) – Movie Review
[Spoiler alert] Director Taylor Sheridan’s Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) is a perplexingly poor action thriller with Angelina Jolie under-employed and under-engaged as troubled fire-fighter Hannah, who befriends a 14-year-old boy called Connor (Finn […]
Meet Boston Blackie ** (1941, Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Lane, Charles Wagenheim) – Classic Movie Review 11,215
Columbia Pictures’ 1941 black and white crime film Meet Boston Blackie stars Chester Morris in the first of his 14 B-movies as the notorious but honourable jewel thief Boston Blackie. ‘SPIES STALK CONEY ISLAND!’ Director […]
Meet Sexton Blake! ** (1945, David Farrar, John Varley, Manning Whiley, Dennis Arundell) – Classic Movie Review 11,214
The 1943 British crime thriller film Meet Sexton Blake! stars David Farrar as the famous detective called in by the War Office on the case of significant documents stolen from an air-raid victim’s corpse. Writer-director […]
The League of Frightened Men ** (1937, Walter Connolly, Lionel Stander, Eduardo Ciannelli, Irene Hervey, Victor Kilian, Nana Bryant) – Classic Movie Review 11,213
The 1937 mystery film The League of Frightened Men stars smooth Walter Connolly, who makes a good job of playing Rex Stout’s grouchy housebound detective hero Nero Wolfe. ‘NERO WOLFE CAN GET AWAY WITH MURDER […]
Meet Nero Wolfe *** (1936, Edward Arnold, Lionel Stander, Dennie Moore, Joan Perry, Victor Jory, Nana Bryant) – Classic Movie Review 11,212
The 1936 Columbia Pictures black and white mystery thriller Meet Nero Wolfe is based on the 1934 novel Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout. Edward Arnold plays the gruff, boozy, stay-at-home New York detective hero. ‘I CAN […]
Meet Mr Lucifer ** (1953, Stanley Holloway, Peggy Cummins, Jack Watling, Barbara Murray, Joseph Tomelty, Gordon Jackson, Kay Kendall) – Classic Movie Review 11,211
‘A Devil-May-Care Joker From Ealing Studios’: Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953). Director Anthony Pelissier’s 1953 British black and white Ealing Studios satirical fantasy comedy Meet Mr Lucifer stars Stanley Holloway, Peggy Cummins, Jack Watling and Barbara […]