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The Monuments Men *** (2014, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville) – Movie Review

George Clooney directs himself as Frank Stokes, who gets together an unlikely, unfit, over-the-hill World War Two military platoon of art blokes to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners. They’re particularly after […]

Feb, 12

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou **** (2004, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seymour Cassel) – Classic Movie Review 600

Effortlessly strange, the 2004 comedy The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is another crazy cult hit movie from Wes Anderson, the maker of Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums. It boasts a dazzling ensemble cast, who take […]

Dec, 30

The Aviator *** (2004, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin) – Classic Movie Review 592

Director Martin Scorsese’s patchy, rambling and overlong 2004 biopic of legendary film director and plane and movie mogul Howard Hughes is sometimes  hard work, and nothing new emerges. But it re-tells a story most people won’t know […]

Dec, 30

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button **** (2008, Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas) – Classic Movie Review 589

‘I was born under unusual circumstances.’ Weird and wonderful – or crashing bore? Director David Fincher’s 2008 movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is perhaps all three. Brad Pitt lands a dream role as […]

Dec, 28

The Talented Mr Ripley ****½ (1999, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, James Rebhorn, Jack Davenport) – Classic Movie Review 41

With more subtlety, more noir, and an entirely different ending, the 1999 film The Talented Mr Ripley would be 100% brilliant. As it is, it’s still quite entrancing and mesmerising, with a dazzling cast pitch […]

Jul, 10

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ***** (2003, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Hugo Weaving, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd) – Classic Movie Review 34

Elrond (Hugo Weaving): ‘I give hope to Men.’ Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen): ‘I keep none for myself.’ The triumphant 2003 film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King stars Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, […]

Jul, 08

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