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Madame Rosa [La Vie Devant Soi] **** (1977, Simone Signoret, Michal Bat-Adam, Samy Ben-Youb) – Classic Movie Review 8776

Director Moshé Mizrahi’s 1977 drama Madame Rosa [La Vie Devant Soi] [The Life Before Us] stars Simone Signoret, who gives a great performance as a Jewish Auschwitz survivor and former prostitute who lives in a […]

Jul, 30

Sinful Davey *** (1969, John Hurt, Pamela Franklin, Nigel Davenport) – Classic Movie Review 8462

Director John Huston’s light-hearted, sexy, humorous 1969 comedy period adventure romp Sinful Davey finds the great director on one of his more careless days, or at least carefree days, and it is the actors and […]

May, 12

Raising a Riot *** (1955, Kenneth More, Shelagh Fraser, Mandy Miller) – Classic Movie Review 8116

Director Wendy Toye’s bright and breezy 1955 Technicolor British comedy Raising a Riot stars Kenneth More as Tony Kent, who has just had three years in the Navy and returns home to discover that his […]

Feb, 11

Mary Poppins Returns ** (2018, Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters) – Movie Review

So it turns out that Mary Poppins can turn back time, and that’s what Disney can do too in this out-of-its-time sequel to Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins Returns is, as the title implies, supposed to […]

Jan, 10

She’s Out of Control ** (1989, Tony Danza, Catherine Hicks, Ami Dolenz, Wallace Shawn) – Classic Movie Review 7984

Director Stan Dragoti’s 1989 comedy She’s Out of Control stars Tony Danza as a widower called Doug Simpson who is having trouble coming to terms with the budding sexuality of his daughter, the 15 year-old […]

Jan, 06

Searching **** (2018, John Cho, Debra Messing, Michelle La, Joseph Lee) – Movie Review

Co-writer/ director Aneesh Chaganty’s 2018 mystery thriller Searching is gimmicky – but a success! He pulls off the trick of having the entire movie unfold on a computer with considerable flair and style, retaining mystery […]

Sep, 01

Too Many Parents *** (1936, Frances Farmer, Lester Matthews, Porter Hall, Henry Travers) – Classic Movie Review 7241

Frances Farmer (19 September 1913 – 1 August 1970) made her film debut in Too Many Parents (1936). Alas, she was destined to make only 15 films, and is now more famous for her tragic story than her […]

Jul, 01

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