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Pontiac Moon * (1994, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Ryan Todd) – Classic Movie Review 8017

Director Peter Medak’s 1994 Pontiac Moon is a juvenile road comedy drama with unrealised pretensions that casts Ted Danson as absent-minded-professor Washington Bellamy, a dad who takes his young kid Andy (Ryan Todd) off in the […]

Jan, 15

Treasure Planet *** (2002, voices of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emma Thompson, Martin Short, Patrick McGoohan) – Classic Movie Review 7942

Writer/ producer/ directors Ron Clements and John Musker’s 2002 animated feature Treasure Planet brings the Robert Louis Stevenson novel Treasure Island freshly up to date in the space age in Walt Disney Pictures’ gleaming and […]

Dec, 24

First Man ** (2018, Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Olivia Hamilton) – Movie Review

‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.’ How familiar are those words! How familiar is this story! Director Damien Chazelle’s nostalgic biopic First Man retells the story the life of the […]

Oct, 14

A Grand Day Out **** (1993, voice of Peter Sallis) Classic Movie Review 5563

Co-writer/ director Nick Park’s 25-minute Aardman 1993 Wallace and Gromit cartoon adventure is a richly enjoyable Oscar-nominated Best Animated Short Film, with a winning mix of comedy, cute Plasticine figures and charming stop motion animation. […]

Jun, 08

The Adventures of Pluto Nash * (2002, Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán) – Classic Movie Review 5078

In 2087, a moon-based nightclub owner is targeted by space gangsters plotting to profit from his hard work. Directed by Ron Underwood, Eddie Murphy’s 2002 sci-fi comedy is ambitious and has a good cast but […]

Feb, 28

Despicable Me **** (2010, voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett) – Classic Movie Review 3969

Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe and Bafta awards as Best Animated Film, directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud’s delightful 2010 3D computer-animated comedy springs to life with its smashing story, superlative characters and great voice cast. Steve […]

Jul, 04

Werewolf of London *** (1935, Henry Hull, Warner Oland, Valerie Hobson, Lester Matthews, Spring Byington) – Classic Movie Review 3763

Director Stuart Walker’s 1935 Universal horror movie Werewolf of London is the first Hollywood mainstream film to feature a werewolf. It stars Henry Hull as Dr Wilfred Glendon, who transforms from English botanist into a werewolf […]

May, 25

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