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Far and Away *** (1992, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky, Barbara Babcock, Colm Meaney, Cyril Cusack) – Classic Movie Review 3333

Director Ron Howard’s stirring 1992 epic period adventure Far and Away is remembered for pairing the then real-life husband and wife Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as a poor Irish farm labourer called Joseph Donnelly […]

Feb, 06

The Road to Wellville *** (1994, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Broderick, Bridget Fonda, John Cusack) – Classic Movie Review 1878

Anthony Hopkins slices some memorable ham as Dr John Harvey Kellogg, the eccentric inventor of the cornflake, in the 1994 comedy drama film The Road to Wellville. The 1994 American comedy drama film The Road to […]

Nov, 23

Con Air *** (1997, Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi) – Classic Movie Review 1707

  Buckle up for director Simon West’s crazy, violent, always way over-the-top 1997 action thriller ride. A guaranteed crowd-pleaser, there was never a moment’s doubt of its status and success as a blockbuster hit, grossing over $100million in […]

Sep, 23

Mystery, Alaska *** (1999, Rusell Crowe, Burt Reynolds, Hank Azaria, Mary McCormack) – Classic Movie Review 1656

  Director Jay Roach’s good-natured 1999 comedy focuses, surprisingly enough, on the little-known remote small US town of Mystery, Alaska, which is obsessed with hockey. And it goes haywire when its amateur team agrees to take […]

Sep, 08

InterMission *** (2003, Colin Farrell, Cillian Murphy, Kelly Macdonald, Shirley Henderson, Colm Meaney) – Classic Movie Review 1103

Romance and violence are the main stands of director John Crowley’s intriguing 2003 patchwork of Irish life, which unravels as the lives of a bunch of losers intersect in Dublin. Colin Farrell stars as a petty […]

Apr, 17

Layer Cake **** (2004, Daniel Craig) – Classic Movie Review 660

Another day, another Brit crime thriller, but this one from 2004 is quite a lot better than most. Daniel Craig stars as a drug dealer, who’s made his pile and is planning to quit the cocaine […]

Jan, 10

One Chance *** (2013, James Corden, Alexandra Roach, Julie Walters, Colm Meaney) – Movie Review

Putting away the abrasive side of his personality, James Corden is surprising likeable in this uplifting, funny, delightfully feel-good Brit biopic. He gives an extremely appealing, often showstopping turn as Britain’s Got Talent winner Paul Potts, a […]

Oct, 24

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