Classic Reviews

Classic Film Review: ‘Toy Story’ is a Quintessential Children’s Movie

Director: John LasseterWriter: John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew StantonStars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles Synopsis: A cowboy doll is profoundly jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as the top toy...

Classic Film Review (Locarno 2025): ‘Daughter of Darkness’ Shows The Gothic Pulse of a Forgotten Director

Director: Lance ComfortWriter: Max CattoStars: Anne Crawford, Maxwell Reed, Siobhán McKenna Synopsis: Emily, a pretty young Irish girl, gets a job on an English farm where the men take to her while...

Classic Film Review: ‘To Catch A Thief’ is Mostly Empty Glamour, But What Glamour!

Director: Alfred HitchcockWriter: John Michael Hayes, David Dodge, Alec CoppelStars: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis Synopsis: A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning...

Classic Film Review: All That Glitters is Not Gold: ‘The Gold Rush’ at 100

Director: Charlie ChaplinWriter: Charlie ChaplinStars: Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray Synopsis: A prospector goes to the Klondike during the 1890s gold rush in hopes of making his fortune, and is smitten with...

Classic Film Review: ‘Airplane!’ is a Masterpiece

Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry ZuckerWriters: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry ZuckerStars: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen Synopsis: After the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must...

Classic Film Review: ‘Batman Begins’ is Still a Terrific Origin Story, 20 Years Later

Director: Christopher NolanWriter: Bob Kane, David S. Goyer, Christopher NolanStars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe Synopsis: After witnessing his parents' death, billionaire Bruce Wayne learns the art of fighting to confront injustice....

Classic Film Review: ‘The Shining’ 45 Years Later:  A Creepy Classic Maintains Timeless Mania

Director: Stanley KubrickWriters: Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick, Diane JohnsonStars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd Synopsis: A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father...

Classic Film Review: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ Still Shines Spotlessly 45 Years Later

In the light of Star Wars’ modern state, looking back at older films puts a depressing spin on nostalgia. Having been a half-decade or so removed from the last truly good film...

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