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The Witches of Eastwick **** (1987, Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer) – Classic Movie Review 5868

Director George Miller’s 1987 horror comedy provides Jack Nicholson with one of his most celebrated roles, giving him the chance to have a devil of a time hamming it up as Daryl Van Horne. He […]

Aug, 06

The City of the Dead [Horror Hotel] *** (1960, Christopher Lee, Dennis Lotis, Patricia Jessel, Betta St John, Valentine Dyall, Venetia Stevenson, Tom Naylor) – Classic Movie Review 4288

College professor Christopher Lee sends his student Venetia Stevenson to a creepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft, in John Moxey’s rough-edged but effective 1960 British horror movie The City of the Dead [Horror Hotel]. Venetia […]

Sep, 03

Peyton Place **** (1957, Lana Turner, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Hope Lange, Arthur Kennedy, Russ Tamblyn, Diane Varsi) – Classic Movie Review 3539

Director Mark Robson’s posh 1957 epic soap opera film Peyton Place stars Oscar nominated Lana Turner as Constance MacKenzie, a shopkeeper with a past, who takes a chance on love with new young high school […]

Apr, 07

All That Heaven Allows **** (1955, Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead) – Classic Movie Review 3434

Admired cult director Douglas Sirk’s gloriously plush 1955 romantic melodrama All That Heaven Allows stars Jane Wyman as the lovely New England upper-class widow Cary Scott who falls for the down-to-earth, hunky, romantic, much younger […]

Mar, 01

The Witch *** (2015, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie) – Movie Review

Something wicked this way comes. Writer-director Robert Eggers has already won four prestigious awards for his classy and chilling horror movie, based on America’s first witch hysteria in New England, 60 years before the Salem witch trials. It […]

Feb, 19

The Haunting **** (1963, Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn) – Classic Movie Review 2282

Director Robert Wise’s smooth and seamless classic 1963 chiller stars Richard Johnson, Claire Bloom, Russ Tamblyn and Julie Harris. In the famous story, four people stay over at an evil dark old New England mansion where […]

Mar, 18

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

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