Friday, April 26, 2024

Classic Reviews

Classic Film Review: ‘Scream’ 25 Years Later

With the release of Scream this past weekend, I thought it would be a good time to return to the series roots, to see what sparked the horror phenomenon and evaluate if...

Classic Film Review: ‘Children of Men’: 15 Years Later, As Resonant As Ever

A white London at Christmas time, split right down the middle with crime and violence. Something sounds very familiar, right? In what has been heralded as one of the great modern day sci...

Op-Ed: AFI’s 100 Years…100 Passions – ‘Dark Victory’ (#32)

I will be watching and reviewing all of the films included on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Passions list. The list contains the 100 greatest love stories in American cinema and I plan to...

Op-Ed: AFI’s 100 Years…100 Passions – ‘Splendor in the Grass’ (#47)

I will be watching and reviewing all of the films included on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Passions list. The list contains the 100 greatest love stories in American cinema and I plan to...

Movie Review: ‘Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago The Ultimate Director’s Cut’ is a silly, unneeded alternative creation from Sylvester Stallone

Director: Sylvester Stallone Writer: Sylvester Stallone Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen, and Dolph Lundgren Synopsis: Rocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward:...

Classic Review: Romeo + Juliet is a decent display of nostalgia 25 years later.

Directed by: Baz Luhrmann Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Paul Rudd, and Pete Postlethwaite The year is 1996 and in the oh-so-hip time of “I want my MTV,” bands like...

Classic Movie Review: ‘The French Connection’- 50 Years On And Still As Exciting As Ever

Director: William Friedkin Writer: Ernest Tidyman Stars: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider and Fernando Rey. Synopsis: New York City cop Doyle and his partner are trying to bust a drug cartel based in France. Albeit short-tempered,...

Classic Review: ‘Training Day’ – How does this gritty police drama hold up 20 years on?

Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer: David Ayer Stars: Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. Synopsis: Detective Alonzo, a senior narcotics officer, must train Jake Hoyt during the course of a day. However, Hoyt learns that Alonzo's methods...

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