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The Buccaneer *** (1958, Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Inger Stevens, Henry Hull, Charlton Heston) – Classic Movie Review 13,844

Yul Brynner stars as Louisiana pirate Jean Lafitte, who helps the Americans to defend New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet, in the lavish and lusty 1958 adventure film The Buccaneer. ‘Piercing Drama of […]

Jan, 20

The Rip ** (2026, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Scott Adkins, Kyle Chandler) – Classic Movie Review 13,843

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck star in the 2026 American action thriller film The Rip as Miami cops who discover millions in cash during a raid on a stash house. Trust collapses after a team of Miami cops […]

Jan, 19

Guadalcanal Diary **** (1943, Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn, Richard Jaeckel) – Classic Movie Review 13,842  

The 1943 black and white war film Guadalcanal Diary tells of the fight of the US Marines in the 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal, and stars Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, and Anthony Quinn. Director Lewis […]

Jan, 19

Camille **** (1921, Alla Nazimova, Rudolph Valentino) – Classic Movie Review 13,841

The famed 1921 silent film Camille stars Alla Nazimova as Alexandre Dumas Fils’s courtesan heroine Marguerite Gautier, who is dying of consumption and sacrifices herself to prove her true love of young Armand Duval (Rudolph Valentino). […]

Jan, 18

Recoil *** (1953, Kieron Moore, Elizabeth Sellars, Edward Underdown) – Classic Movie Review 13,840

John Gilling’s 1953 British crime thriller B-film Recoil stars Elizabeth Sellars as a young woman who resolves to bring her jeweller father’s killer (Kieron Moore) to justice by pretending to be in love with him. Writer/ director John Gilling’s […]

Jan, 13

Straight Up *** (2019, James Sweeney, Katie Findlay, Dana Drori, James Scully, Tracie Thoms, Betsy Brandt, Randall Park) – Classic Movie Review 13,839

A chance meeting brings a near-perfect couple together in LA, except that he might gay and has OCD, while she struggles as an actress, in James Sweeney’s delightful 2019 romantic drama film Straight Up. The delightful […]

Jan, 11

Twinless **** (2025, Dylan O’Brien, James Sweeney, Aisling Franciosi) – Classic Movie Review 13,838

Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney star in the 2025 dark comedy drama film Twinless as Roman and Dennis, who meet in a bereavement support group for twins and start an unlikely bromance. Dylan O’Brien and […]

Jan, 10

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