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The Juggler **½ (1953, Kirk Douglas, Milly Vitale, Paul Stewart) – Classic Movie Review 10,059

Director Edward Dmytryk’s 1953 drama The Juggler is based on the novel by Michael Blankfort and stars Kirk Douglas as German Jewish refugee Hans Mueller, a Holocaust survivor who is so traumatised by his experiences […]

Jul, 19

By Love Possessed *** (1961, Lana Turner, Jason Robards Jr, Efrem Zimbalist Jr) – Classic Movie Review 8779

‘ALL OF THEM WERE BY LOVE POSSESSED! The bold best-seller that sent a fever through America now fires the screen!’ Westerns and action movie director John Sturges was an odd choice for this lurid 1961 […]

Jul, 31

What About Bob? **** (1991, Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss, Julie Hagerty) – Classic Movie Review 8768

Director Frank Oz’s hilarious 1991 crazy comedy What About Bob? is a neatly crafted showcase for the unstoppable comic talents of the Bill Murray-Richard Dreyfuss team. Endearingly insecure Bob Wiley (Murray), an obsessive-compulsive neurotic who […]

Jul, 28

Beyond Therapy * (1987, Julie Hagerty, Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson, Tom Conti) -Classic Movie Review 7671

Director Robert Altman assembles a lovely cast for the 1987 comedy Beyond Therapy, an incurable misfire film version of a stage play by Christopher Durang, who collaborates with Altman on the screenplay. The scant story […]

Oct, 16

Play It Again, Sam **** (1972, Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Jerry Lacy, Viva) – Classic Movie Review 2079

Director Herbert Ross’s 1972 comedy showcases screenwriter Woody Allen’s captivating reworking of his own stage play – a rarity for him. It is one of Allen’s funniest movies. Allen also stars himself as Allan Felix, […]

Jan, 17

Mother *** (1996, Debbie Reynolds, Albert Brooks) – Classic Movie Review 1423

Debbie Reynolds is ideally cast as Beatrice Henderson, the mother from hell in star/co-writer/director Albert Brooks’s entertaining 1996 comedy. She has a successful but middle-aged science fiction writer son (Brooks), who moves back in to live […]

Jul, 13

Matchstick Men (2003, Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell) – Classic Film Review 1033

Director Ridley Scott’s intriguing 2003 movie stars Nicolas Cage as neurotic phobic conman Roy and Sam Rockwell as Frank, his quirky, ambitious protégé cum sidekick. They are about to pull off a swindle on Bruce McGill when […]

Apr, 01

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