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Bright Victory [Lights Out] *** (1951, Arthur Kennedy, Peggy Dow, Julie Adams, James Edwards, Will Geer, Minor Watson, Jim Backus, Joan Banks, Nana Bryant) – Classic Movie Review 13,748

The 1951 romantic drama film Bright Victory stars Arthur Kennedy as a GI blinded by a German sniper’s bullet in 1943 who struggles to come to terms with his disability. ‘The great living love story […]

Oct, 04

The Killer That Stalked New York ** (1950, Evelyn Keyes, Charles Korvin, William Bishop) – Classic Movie Review 13,747

Evelyn Keyes, Charles Korvin and William Bishop star in the 1950 film noir The Killer That Stalked New York about diamond smugglers who unknowingly start a smallpox outbreak in the New York City of 1947. Columbia Pictures’ 1950 American black […]

Oct, 03

Parade *** (1974, Jacques Tati, Karl Kossmayer) – Classic Movie Review 13,746

Jacques Tati appears as Monsieur Loyal, emcee for a variety show, in his last film Parade (1974), set in a historic circus building in Stockholm. Set in a historic permanent circus building in Stockholm, Sweden, Jacques Tati’s last film […]

Oct, 02

Caught Stealing *** (2025, Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Benito Martínez Ocasio, Griffin Dunne, Carol Kane) – Classic Movie Review 13,745

The 2025 American black comedy crime thriller film Caught Stealing stars Austin Butler as a young ex-baseball star turned bartender who runs foul of New York City’s criminals while cat sitting for his drug-dealing neighbour (Matt Smith). Producer/ director Darren Aronofsky’s 2025 American black comedy crime thriller film Caught Stealing […]

Oct, 02

They Met in the Dark *** (1943, James Mason, Joyce Howard, Tom Walls) – Classic Movie Review 13,744

James Mason and Joyce Howard star in They Met in the Dark (1943) as a cashiered Royal Naval officer and a young Canadian woman who join forces to solve a murder and hunt down a Nazi […]

Oct, 01

The Break ** (1963, Tony Britton, William Lucas, Eddie Byrne, Robert Urquhart, Sonia Dresdel, Edwin Richfield, Gene Anderson, Christina Gregg) – Classic Movie Review 13,743

The 1963 British second feature crime thriller film The Break stars William Lucas as an escaped prisoner who kills a guard and flees to an isolated moorland hotel. Director Lance Comfort’s 1963 British black and […]

Sep, 29

Break of Day *** (1976, Andrew McFarlane, Sara Kestelman, Ingrid Mason) – Classic Movie Review 13,742

The 1976 Australian romantic drama film Break of Day, starring Andrew McFarlane, Sara Kestelman and Ingrid Mason, is a pleasurable minor gem from the New Australian Cinema era. Director Ken Hannam’s 1976 Australian romantic drama […]

Sep, 29

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