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Alphaville ***** (1965, Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Howard Vernon) – Classic Movie Review 3079
Writer-director Jean-Luc Godard’s highly esteemed 1965 French classic Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution was the winner of the Golden Bear at the 1965 Berlin Film Festival. This is a cautionary tale. Eddie Constantine […]
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation ***** (2015, Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, Alec Baldwin, Simon McBurney, Tom Hollander) – Movie Review
Cruise is back in control thanks to McQuarrie. It’s the best yet. M:I 5, or M:I – RN, is a super surprise – it’s incredibly slick, smart and stylish, with writer-director Christopher McQuarrie revivifying the […]
The Ipcress File ***** (1965, Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd, Gordon Jackson) – Classic Movie Review 2418
Director Sidney J Furie’s modishly stylish 1965 spy thriller The Ipcress File showcases Michael Caine, who gives one of his most famous, iconic Sixties performances as bespectacled Cockney secret agent Harry Palmer. It was immensely […]
Modesty Blaise *** (1966, Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde, Clive Revill) – Classic Movie Review 2,267
Sixties iconic beautiful people Monica Vitti as comic book heroine Modesty Blaise and Terence Stamp as her sidekick Willie Garvin are effective and amusing, though outshone by outrageously camp turns from Dirk Bogarde and Clive […]
Johnny English *** (2003, Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia) – Classic Movie Review 1750
Rowan Atkinson plays dithering special agent Johnny English in this incredibly popular, idiotic James Bond spy spoof that has plenty of amateurish enthusiasm but little in the way of inspiration or big laughs. Based on […]
Mission: Impossible II *** (2000, Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton) – Classic Movie Review 1290
Director John Woo’s costly (£125million) 2000 sequel to the smash-hit 1996 original sees Tom Cruise return as IMF secret agent Ethan Hunt, who delivers more flashy, scrappy high-octane action in this second brain-in-neutral, edge-of-seat blockbuster. […]
Mission: Impossible *** (1996, Tom Cruise, Jean Reno, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Ving Rhames, Vanessa Redgrave) – Classic Movie Review 1289
Director Brian De Palma’s flashy 1996 blockbuster is a really scrappy high-octane action spy thriller movie, but it does deliver a lot of flash and some exciting edge-of-seat action. Remotely based on the popular 60s […]