Movie Reviews9.4/10
Six Decades On, The Great Escape Remains The Ultimate Prison Break Film
A tale of escape: a man named Hilts, bound within a prison camp, seeks freedom through three secret passages.
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Tag: classic cinema
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Escape from Alcatraz Review: A Solid, Patient Prison Break Thriller That Earns Its Ending
A prison escape drama wherein a warden's warning of a prison wherein none escape is proven false by a desperate prisoner's plan.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
Friday the 13th Review: A Killer, Eight Victims, and One Score That Mostly Works
A grim camp tale of unseen terror, wherein youth perish one by one ere dawn. A review of the classic horror film.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
‘The Fox and the Hound’: Tod and Copper’s Friendship Can’t Survive Nature
A tale of a fox and a hound whose bond cannot survive the cruelty of nature. A quiet tragedy of loyalty and instinct.
Movie Reviews7/10
Lethal Weapon 2 Review: Riggs and Murtaugh Face South African Immunity in Tight Sequel
A tale of two officers, one loose cannon, one family man, who chase a vile consul through harbor and consulate alike.
Movie Reviews9.9/10
Why Goldfinger Still Sets the Template for Every Bond Film Since
Goldfinger at 60: how Sean Connery's third Bond film built the franchise formula, from the Aston Martin DB5 to Fort Knox and Pussy Galore.
Days And Nights In The Forest Tears Apart the Egos and Libidos of the ‘Boys’ Trip’ Comedy
A tale of four Bengali gentlemen and their ill-fated sojourn into the Palamu woods, where vanity and desire meet their ruin.
Movie Reviews9/10
The Birds: Hitchcock’s Unexplained Horror Still Works
A close reading of Hitchcock's The Birds: unexplained attacks, Tippi Hedren's debut, the 1964 Oscar loss, and why the film's refusal to explain still works.
Movie Reviews9.1/10
Bambi” at 84: A 70-Minute Film That Never Wastes a Minute of Its Grief”
Bambi at 70 minutes still stuns: no villain, no sidekick franchise, just a fawn, a gunshot off screen, and Disney's hardest scene.