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The Lobster **** (2015, Colin Farrell, Olivia Colman, Ben Whishaw, Léa Seydoux, John C Reilly, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden) – Movie Review

Co-writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos satirises modern romance in an impeccably crafted old-style art movie, recalling some Seventies art house classics, that is catnip for film festivals. With the art movie and the art house apparently things of […]

Oct, 09

Mighty Joe Young *** (1998, Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron) – Classic Movie Review 1744

Poor old gorilla! – this time he’s snatched from the jungle to live in a California zoo, run by kindly keeper David Paymer. He goes rampaging in LA a bit – causing havoc on Hollywood […]

Oct, 05

The Lion King ***** (1994, voices Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones) – Classic Movie Review 1620

Directors Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff’s 1994 animation favourite featuring Matthew Broderick as the voice of the lion Simba (and Jonathan Taylor Thomas as his young cub version) is one of the Walt Disney studio’s […]

Sep, 02

Island of Lost Souls **** (1932, Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams) – Classic Movie Review 907

Director Erle C Kenton’s 1932 horror movie is still the best film version of H G Wells’s story The Island of Dr Moreau. It was considered so horrific that it was banned by the British […]

Mar, 12

Twelve Monkeys [12 Monkeys] ***** (1995, Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Frank Gorshin, Christopher Plummer, Jon Seda) – Classic Movie Review 689

‘Between the past and the future, sanity and madness, dreams and reality lies the mystery of the Twelve Monkeys.’ Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe and Brad Pitt kick up a storm in director Terry Gilliam’s dazzling-looking, […]

Jan, 18

Hollow Man *** (2000, Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, William Devane) – Classic Movie Review 341

In 2000, Kevin Bacon stars as gifted, Pentagon-funded scientist Sebastian Caine, who develops a secret invisibility serum for animals. He then tests it on himself — with horrifying results, especially since he hasn’t yet worked […]

Oct, 30

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