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Each Dawn I Die **** (1939, James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan) – Classic Movie Review 9,245

Warner Bros’ typically punchy 1939 film noir crime melodrama Each Dawn I Die stars James Cagney as a reporter framed by a corrupt DA and jailed for manslaughter. He is uniquely paired with George Raft […]

Jan, 09

Ghosts of Mars *** (2001, Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Pam Grier) – Classic Movie Review 8666

John Carpenter’s 2001 movie Ghosts of Mars is enjoyably silly, if trashy sci-fi horror action entertainment, directed with tongue firmly planted in cheek by Carpenter, who keeps it fast and exciting, and quite tough toned. […]

Jul, 01

The Unholy Wife ** (1957, Diana Dors, Rod Steiger, Tom Tryon, Beulah Bondi, Marie Windsor, Arthur Franz) – Classic Movie Review 8484

‘HALF-ANGEL……HALF-DEVIL, she made him HALF-A-MAN! ‘ After I Married a Woman, in August 1956 Diana Dors signed a contract with RKO Pictures to make three more movies, the first of which was the 1957 Technicolor film noir crime […]

May, 19

Once a Thief *** (1965, Alain Delon, Ann-Margret, Van Heflin, Jack Palance) – Classic Movie Review 8252

Director Ralph Nelson’s 1965 black and white crime thriller Once a Thief [Les Tueurs de San Francisco] stars French superstar Alain Delon, who tries to make it in Hollywood as San Francisco ex-con Eddie Pedak, […]

Mar, 17

20,000 Years in Sing Sing *** (1932, Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis, Arthur Byron, Louis Calhern) – Classic Movie Review 7440

Director Michael Curtiz’s excellent, tough-edged, vintage 1933 prison escape drama 20,000 Years in Sing Sing sees Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis crackle in their only ever screen pairing. Tracy was at Fox and then MGM and […]

Aug, 13

Never Goin’ Back *** (2018, Maia Mitchell, Camila Morrone, Kyle Mooney) – Movie Review

Never Goin’ Back sets itself up to be the female Dude, Where’s My Car?. But don’t get too excited. Okay, then, get a little bit excited. Maia Mitchell and Camila Morrone play high school dropout best friends […]

May, 30

The Grey Fox **** (1982, Richard Farnsworth, Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue) – Classic Movie Review 6376

A commanding performance by Richard Farnsworth, the former ace stuntman turned distinguished star character actor, adds fire and feeling to director Philip Borsos’s 1982 Canadian film account of real-life Old West highwayman Bill Miner, who […]

Dec, 09

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