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Le Deuxième Souffle [Second Breath] ***** (1966, Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse) – Classic Movie Review 3,800

Jean-Pierre Melville’s exhilarating 1966 heist gangster thriller Le Deuxième Souffle [Second Breath] is another of his hugely impressive films about the treacherous camaraderie of the criminal underworld. French director Jean-Pierre Melville’s exhilarating 1966 heist gangster thriller Le […]

Jun, 05

Topkapi ***** (1964, Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Akim Tamiroff) – Classic Movie Review 3,670

Jules Dassin’s splendidly entertaining 1964 heist caper movie Topkapi is based on Eric Ambler’s novel The Light of the Day. It features a lovely cast of Melina Mercouri, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Akim Tamiroff and […]

May, 07

Triple 9 ***½ (2016, Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul, Woody Harrelson, Norman Reedus, Kate Winslet, Teresa Palmer, Gal Gadot) – Movie Review

Director John Hillcoat’s brutal epic cop thriller Triple 9 is tense, gritty and exciting, the realistic antidote to Ocean’s 11 heist capers. A Russian mob gang of criminals blackmails a crew of corrupt cops to pull […]

Feb, 18

Ocean’s Thirteen **** (2007, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Al Pacino, Bernie Mac, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Don Cheadle) – Classic Movie Review 3246

It’s lucky 13 when George Clooney returns again as Danny Ocean and rounds up his boys Brad Pitt’s Rusty Ryan, Matt Damon’s Linus Caldwell and co for a third heist, after Al Pacino’s casino owner Willy […]

Jan, 07

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot **** (1974, Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy, Geoffrey Lewis, Catherine Bach, Gary Busey) – Classic Movie Review 3167

Young writer-director Michael Cimino’s exciting 1974 thriller finds Clint Eastwood on his best form as Thunderbolt, a hardened artilleryman bank robber who flees from jail, chums up with Lightfoot, an aimless, flippant, irresponsible, irreverent young punk (Jeff […]

Dec, 18

The Sicilian Clan [Le Clan des Siciliens] **** (1969, Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Lino Ventura, Irina Demick) – Classic Movie Review 2823

Co-writer/ director Henri Verneuil’s very satisfactory and entertaining plot-driven 1969 gangster action thriller The Sicilian Clan [Le Clan des Siciliens] is given a classy lift by a top-drawer French and Italian cast. The film is […]

Aug, 17

Le Cercle Rouge [The Red Circle] ***** (1970, Alain Delon, Yves Montand, Gian Maria Volontè, Bourvil) – Movie Review 2,822

Alain Delon stars a tough, cynical ex-con master crook in the 1970 Le Cercle Rouge [The Red Circle], his second of three thrilling films with Jean-Pierre Melville and fourth gangster movie. Alain Delon stars in […]

Aug, 17

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