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Six Degrees of Separation **** (1993, Stockard Channing, Donald Sutherland, Will Smith, Ian McKellen) – Classic Movie Review 2099

Stockard Channing as Ouisa Kittredge: ‘I read somewhere that everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people… I also find it like Chinese water torture that we’re so close, because you have […]

Jan, 23

My Boyfriend’s Back ** (1993, Andrew Lowery, Traci Lind, Danny Zorn) – Classic Movie Review 1893

Director Bob Balaban’s 1993 teen black romantic comedy satisfyingly weird, well-meaning but shaky. It has a neat message and good performances, mainly by the old-time performers. The alternative title of Johnny Zombie tells the tale. Andrew […]

Nov, 28

Autumn in New York ** (2000, Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, Elaine Stritch) – Classic Movie Review 1572

Richard Gere stars as cynical ageing playboy and restaurant owner Will Keane, who embarks on a casual fling with the cute and much younger Charlotte Fielding (Winona Ryder). But his feelings change when he finds […]

Aug, 20

Affliction **** (1997, Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn) – Classic Movie Review 825

Ah, again, the sins of the father! Nick Nolte gives a great barnstorming performance as Wade Whitehouse, a haunted middle-aged New Hampshire small-town sheriff. He is a heavy drinker who has achieved little or nothing in […]

Feb, 13

Bringing Out the Dead **** (1999, Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman) – Classic Movie Review 701

Director Martin Scorsese returns in 1999 memorably and stylishly to the smoky New York mean streets he explored so famously in Taxi Driver, with a screenplay by that film’s writer Paul Schrader, based on the […]

Jan, 15

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