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The Kiss **** (1929, Greta Garbo, Lew Ayres, Conrad Nagel, Anders Randolf) – Classic Movie Review 1838

The 1929 film The Kiss is the MGM studio’s – and Greta Garbo’s – last silent movie, a French-set romantic yarn about a jealous ageing businessman husband who gets bumped off – but by whom? […]

Nov, 12

Mystic Pizza *** (1988, Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 1830

Director Donald Petrie’s delightful, easy-going 1988 comedy tells a charming if unsurprising tale of life, love and coming of age in the company of three feisty, attractive young women working at a pizza parlour in the […]

Nov, 10

Deconstructing Harry ** (1997, Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – Classic Movie Review 1801

Writer-director Woody Allen’s misfiring 1997 comedy explores the trouble with Harry Block, a nerdy, neurotic New York writer, with more than his fair share of troubles in his creative and erotic life. He has three ex-wives […]

Nov, 03

The Europeans **** (1979, Lee Remick, Robin Ellis, Wesley Addy, Tim Woodward, Lisa Eichhorn, Norman Snow) – Classic Movie Review 1,685

James Ivory’s 1979 romantic drama movie The Europeans is one of his most polished masterworks. Lee Remick, Robin Ellis, Wesley Addy, Tim Woodward and Lisa Eichhorn are ideal stars. Director James Ivory’s 1979 romantic drama […]

Sep, 19

The Brothers McMullen *** (1995, Edward Burns, Mike McGlone, Jack Mulcahy, Maxine Bahns) – Classic Movie Review 1609

Producer-writer-director Edward Burns’s 1995 indie hit focuses on three Catholic Irish-American brothers (played by Burns, Mike McGlone and Jack Mulcahy) from Long Island. They are having women problems, with love, marriage and infidelity, and are having […]

Aug, 30

Criss Cross **** (1949, Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea) – Classic Movie Review 1579

Director Robert Siodmak’s intriguing tangled web of a 1949 thriller stars Burt Lancaster as Steve Thompson, who returns to his home town of Los Angeles and finds his lovely ex-wife Anna Dundee (Yvonne De Carlo) […]

Aug, 23

Metroland *** (1997, Christian Bale, Emily Watson) – Classic Movie Review 1567

Director Philip Savile’s 1997 British drama is a really conscientious and interesting version of the weird Julian Barnes novel, set in the 1970s. Christian Bale is excellent as Chris, a married Englishman who must choose […]

Aug, 18

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