Saturday, June 14, 2025

Classic Reviews

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...

Classic Film Review: ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Revels in Translating Shakespearean Emotion to the Big Screen

Director: Gil Junger Writers: Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith Stars: Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Stiles Synopsis: A pretty, popular teenager can't go out on a date until her ill-tempered older sister does. Shakespeare may have been an...

Classic Review: ‘Dracula’ Remains Chillingly Beautiful

Director: Tod Browning Writer: Garrett Fort Stars: Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye, and Edward Van Sloan Synopsis: The villainous Count Dracula uses his vampiric powers to terrorize the people of Carfax Abbey and threaten...

Classic Review: ‘The Rock’ Is Starship Troopers Without The Irony

Director: Michael Bay Writers: David Weisberg, Mark Rosner, and Douglas Cook Stars: Ed Harris, Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, and Michael Biehn Synopsis: An FBI agent and a criminal have to learn how to get along...

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