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Batman Forever ***½ (1995, Val Kilmer, Chris O’Donnell, Nicole Kidman, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Drew Barrymore, Debi Mazar, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle) – Classic Movie Review 523

Batman returns for an enjoyable third outing in Joel Schumacher’s 1995 movie Batman Forever. There’s a new Dark Knight in Val Kilmer, a new pal in Chris O’Donnell’s Robin and two new villains – Tommy […]

Dec, 15

Suspicion ***** (1941, Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Dame May Whitty, Isabel Jeans, Leo G Carroll) – Classic Movie Review 441

Alfred Hitchcock’s richly enjoyable and likeable 1941 thriller Suspicion (1941) is a sweaty exercise in anxiety. Both stars Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine are at the peak of their career, powers and attraction. In the […]

Nov, 23

Emma ***** (1996, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Ewan McGregor, Phyllida Law, Sophie Thompson, Alan Cumming, Toni Collette, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi) – Classic Movie Review 439

Gwyneth Paltrow as the endlessly interfering Emma Woodhouse and Jeremy Northam as her eventual true love Mr Knightley are splendid in what had been the long awaited film of Jane Austen’s dazzlingly brilliant novel. The […]

Nov, 23

Romeo and Juliet ***** (1968, Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, Michael York, Pat Heywood, Milo O’Shea, John McEnery, Robert Stephens) – Classic Movie Review 437

Franco Zeffirelli’s double-Oscar winning 1968 version of William Shakespeare’s classic romantic tragedy play Romeo and Juliet is a gorgeous and glorious affair. Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey inhabit their title characters beautifully. Director Franco Zeffirelli’s […]

Nov, 23

William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet ***** (1996, Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo) – Classic Movie Review 438

Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes play the star-crossed lovers and touch the heart in a glorious pop-video age version of the ever-popular William Shakespeare classic play. Director Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 delight is an utterly exhilarating, […]

Nov, 23

A Home at the End of the World **** (2004, Colin Farrell, Dallas Roberts, Robin Wright, Sissy Spacek) – Classic Movie Review 431

Directed by Michael Mayer in 2004, this is another exquisite, heart-breaking work from the author of The Hours. Sadly, it didn’t achieve anything like its respect or its popularity, despite its release by a major […]

Nov, 20

Gigli (2003, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Justin Bartha) – So Bad It’s Good Movie 3

OK, look, everyone has bad days. But if you’re a huge movie star, everyone else gets to know about it. Made at the height of the wildly overheated international publicity over the romance of its […]

Nov, 18

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