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My Name Is Julia Ross **** (1945, Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty, George Macready) – Classic Movie Review 4234

Director Joseph H Lewis’s devious 1945 film noir thriller My Name Is Julia Ross stars the young and stylish Nina Foch, who grabs her first starring role as the unfortunate titular Julia Ross, who takes a […]

Aug, 25

A Bill of Divorcement *** (1932, John Barrymore, Katharine Hepburn, Billie Burke, David Manners, Paul Cavanagh, Henry Stephenson) – Classic Movie Review 3417

Director George Cukor’s 1932 drama is a creaky version of Clemence Dane’s family problem drama written for the theatre. It is virtually a static film of the play, but it is notable as the film début […]

Feb, 27

Fanatic *** (1965, Tallulah Bankhead, Stefanie Powers, Peter Vaughan, Donald Sutherland) – Classic Movie Review 3310

Director Silvio Narizzano’s 1964 horror movie stars the one and only Tallulah Bankhead, who goes the way of old actresses of the period and hits the horror trail as an unhinged, avenging mother called Mrs […]

Jan, 31

Arsenic and Old Lace ***** (1944, Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, Peter Lorre) – Classic Movie Review 2,344

Frank Capra’s sleek and sophisticated 1944 black comedy film Arsenic and Old Lace showcases Cary Grant’s amazing display of double and treble takes. Director Frank Capra’s sleek and sophisticated 1944 black comedy film Arsenic and […]

Apr, 01

This Sweet Sickness [Dites-lui que je l’aime] **** (1977, Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Claude Piéplu, Dominique Laffin) – Classic Movie Review 188

Gérard Depardieu stars as a dangerously disturbed young accountant in the 1977 French psychological thriller This Sweet Sickness [Dites-lui que je l’aime], a mesmerising study in obsession, sickness and despair adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s novel. […]

Aug, 25

Donnie Darko ***** (2001, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Drew Barrymore, Noah Wyle, Patrick Swayze, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Duval, Seth Rogen) – Classic Movie Review 46

‘The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I ever had.’ – Mad World. Back in 2001, Jake Gyllenhaal puts in an outstanding bid for serious-actor stardom as disturbed teenager Donnie, who, after escaping a […]

Jul, 13

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