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The Tall Stranger *** (1957, Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Barry Kelley) – Classic Movie Review 7274

Little-known director Thomas Carr’s well-crafted 1957 Western The Tall Stranger stars Joel McCrea as ex-Yankee officer Ned Bannon, who is shot half dead by rustlers, but is saved by an intrepid wagon train of former Confederate settlers on their […]

Jul, 10

The Mountain Between Us ** (2017, Idris Elba, Kate Winslet, Beau Bridges, Dermot Mulroney) – Movie Review

Director Hany Abu-Assad’s relentlessly old-fashioned mix of survival movie and romantic drama The Mountain Between Us limps along enjoyably enough, though without much conviction or credibility. It has some tense, exciting scenes, but it also […]

Nov, 03

The Lovers [Les Amants] **** (1958, Jeanne Moreau, Alain Cluny, Jean-Marc Bory) – Classic Movie Review 5229

The 25-year-old co-writer/ director Louis Malle’s 1958 second feature is a deliciously lyrical love story that caused huge controversy and confirmed the rising reputations of the French director and his star Jeanne Moreau, previously established […]

Apr, 01

Déjà Vu *** (1997, Stephen Dillane, Victoria Foyt, Vanessa Redgrave, Anna Massey, Noel Harrison) – Classic Movie Review 4719

Co-writer/ director Henry Jaglom’s weird 1997 romantic tale about the twists of fate and the perennial pull of love is a bit of a padded-out shaggy-dog story, but it certainly has its moments, though most […]

Nov, 29

The Strange World of Planet X [Cosmic Monsters] ** (1958, Forrest Tucker, Gaby André, Martin Benson) – Classic Movie Review 3758

Director Gilbert Gunn’s 1958 British sci-fi movie stars Alec Mango as British scientist Doctor Laird, who is experimenting with the Earth’s magnetic field along with his team. But, just when when their insect enlarging contraption […]

May, 27

Destiny [Der Müde Tod] **** (1921, Lil Dagover, Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Walter Janssen, Bernhard Goetzke) – Classic Movie Review 3545

Lil Dagover, Rudolph Klein-Rogge and Walter Janssen star in this stylish early Fritz Lang 1921 sci-fi silent movie. In the story and screenplay by Thea von Harbou and Lang, a young couple stop over at a village inn, […]

Apr, 09

Dear Frankie **** (2004, Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Gerard Butler) – Classic Movie Review 1901

Emily Mortimer stars as single mother Lizzie, who has a deaf wee Scots lad Frankie (Jack McElhone) as her son. Constantly moving about, the duo have recently arrived in a seaside Scottish town. Mum wants to […]

Nov, 29

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