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Rob Roy *** (1995, Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth) – Classic Movie Review 1,489

The lusty 1995 box-office hit adventure film Rob Roy is based on the classic novel by Sir Walter Scott. Set in early 18th-century Scotland, it tells the tale of clan chief Rob Roy MacGregor (Liam […]

Jul, 29

Little Odessa **** (1994, Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Vanessa Redgrave) – Classic Movie Review 1453

Writer-director James Gray’s 1994 dysfunctional family drama is dark toned, chilly and depressing but highly impressive, both emotionally and visually. It is spurred along with a superb Tim Roth performance as Joshua, a cold-blooded Russian […]

Jul, 19

Planet of the Apes *** (2001, Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter) – Classic Movie Review 1414

In 2001, everyone was going bananas for director Tim Burton’s ape-tising remake of the 1967 movie. Mark Wahlberg takes on Charlton Heston’s old role as US Air Force astronaut Captain Leo Davidson who, chasing a chimp […]

Jul, 11

Grace of Monaco ** (2014, Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth) – Movie Review

Grace of Monaco is not devoid of interest but it is a drab mess, with an oddly blank Nicole Kidman and a weirdly brooding Tim Roth both hopelessly miscast both as physical and character types as […]

Jun, 05

The Liability *** (2012, Jack O’Connell, Tim Roth, Peter Mullan) – Movie Review

Jack O’Connell shows why he’s a rising star in a compelling performance as 19-year-old Adam, who’s forced to do a day’s driving for his mum’s gangster boyfriend Peter (Peter Mullan). This leads the boy on […]

May, 05

Reservoir Dogs ***** (1992, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Eddie Bunker, Quentin Tarantino, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Chris Penn) – Classic Film Review 361

‘Let’s go to work’ – Ad slogan. The 29-year-old Quentin Tarantino’s 1992 debut movie proved his spectacular breakthrough. With no holds barred, a new star writer-director, what the French call an auteur, was born. Reservoir Dogs is […]

Nov, 03

Arbitrage **** (2012, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Brit Marling) – Movie Review

My goodness, haven’t we got all grown up all of a sudden? Though it’s a bit of a shock to see Richard Gere white haired, wrinkly and playing 60 (he’s actually 63 in fact), this […]

Oct, 22

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