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Travis Mc Gee *** (1983, Sam Elliott, Richard Farnsworth, Gene Evans, Barry Corbin, Geoffrey Lewis, Amy Madigan, Vera Miles, Katharine Ross, Marshall R Teague) - Classic Movie Review 14,018

Sam Elliott stars as Travis McGee, who investigates the apparent drowning of Hub Lawless in a boating accident, but his $2 million insurance policy suggests he may have faked his death. Director Andrew V McLaglen’s 1983 American TV movie Travis McGee is written by Stirling Silliphant, based on the 1978 novel The Empty Copper Sea by John D MacDonald, the 17th novel in the Travis McGee series…

Tethered Wings [Les ailes collées] *** (2025, Roby Schinasi, Jérémy Kapone, Émilie Caen, Max Libert, Alexis Rosenstiehl) - Classic Movie Review 14,016

The 2025 French TV movie Tethered Wings [Les ailes collées] stars Roby Schinasi as Paul, who is surprised to see his former teenage sweetheart Joseph (Jérémy Kapone) on his wedding day after 20 years. Director Thierry Binisti’s 2025 French TV movie Tethered Wings [Les ailes collées] is based on the 2022 book of the same name by Sophie de Baere, and is written by Alexis Bayet and Alain…

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Child in the House ** (1956, Eric Portman, Phyllis Calvert, Stanley Baker, Mandy Miller) - Classic Movie Review 14,016

Cy Endfield’s 1956 British drama film Child in the House is based on a novel by Janet McNeill, and stars Eric Portman, Phyllis Calvert, Stanley Baker, Mandy Miller, Dora Bryan, and Joan Hickson. Co-writer/ director Cy Endfield’s 1956 British drama film Child in the House is based on the 1955 novel A Child in the House by prolific Irish novelist Janet McNeill, and stars Eric Portman, Phyllis…

Death of a Corrupt Man [Mort d'un pourri] ****(1977, Alain Delon, Ornella Muti, Stéphane Audran, Klaus Kinski, Mireille Darc, Maurice Ronet) - Classic Movie Review 14,015

Director Georges Lautner’s 1977 French thriller film Death of a Corrupt Man [Mort d’un pourri] stars Alain Delon, Ornella Muti, Stéphane Audran, Klaus Kinski, Mireille Darc, and Maurice Ronet. Director Georges Lautner’s 1977 French thriller film Death of a Corrupt Man [Mort d’un pourri] stars Alain Delon, Ornella Muti, Stéphane Audran, Klaus Kinski, Mireille Darc, and Maurice Ronet. Maurice…

Town Tamer ** (1965, Dana Andrews, Terry Moore, Pat O'Brien, Lon Chaney Jr, Bruce Cabot, Lyle Bettger, Richard Arlen)

Dana Andrews, Terry Moore, Pat O’Brien, Lon Chaney Jr, Bruce Cabot, Lyle Bettger and Richard Arlen star in producer A C Lyles’s 1965 American Western film Town Tamer. Director Lesley Selander’s 1965 American Western film Town Tamer is written by Frank Gruber, based on his 1957 novel Town Tamer, and stars Dana Andrews, Terry Moore, Pat O’Brien, Lon Chaney Jr, Bruce Cabot, Lyle Bettger and Richard…

Black Spurs ** (1965, Rory Calhoun, Linda Darnell, Terry Moore, Scott Brady, Lon Chaney Jr, James Best, Richard Arlen, Bruce Cabot, Patricia Owens, James Brown, DeForest Kelley) - Classic Movie Review 14,013

‘Every Time He Comes to Town Someone’s Gonna Die!’ Producer A C Lyles’s 1965 American Western film Black Spurs stars Rory Calhoun, Linda Darnell, Terry Moore, Scott Brady, Lon Chaney Jr, James Best, Richard Arlen and Bruce Cabot. ‘BOUNTY HUNTER…Turned Gunman…His Quick Draw Exploded Across the West!’ Director R G Springsteen’s 1965 American Western film Black Spurs is the fourth of the A C Lyles…

Young Fury ** (1965, Rory Calhoun, Virginia Mayo, William Bendix, Lon Chaney Jr, Richard Arlen, John Agar) - Classic Movie Review 14,012

The 1965 American Western film Young Fury is the third of the A C Lyles Westerns for Paramount Pictures, and stars Rory Calhoun, Virginia Mayo, William Bendix, Lon Chaney Jr, Richard Arlen and John Agar. Director Christian Nyby’s 1965 American Western film Young Fury is the third of the A C Lyles Productions Westerns for release by Paramount Pictures, and stars Rory Calhoun, Virginia…

Stage to Thunder Rock ** (1964, Barry Sullivan, Marilyn Maxwell, Lon Chaney Jr, Scott Brady, John Agar, Keenan Wynn, Allan Jones, Robert Lowery, Anne Seymour, Wanda Hendrix, Ralph Taeger) - Classic Movie Review 14,011

A C Lyles Productions’ 1964 Western double feature film Stage to Thunder Rock stars Barry Sullivan, Marilyn Maxwell, Lon Chaney Jr, Scott Brady, and Keenan Wynn. Director William F Claxton’s 1964 A C Lyles Productions/ Paramount Pictures Western double feature film Stage to Thunder Rock stars Barry Sullivan, Marilyn Maxwell, Lon Chaney Jr, Scott Brady, Keenan Wynn, John Agar, Allan Jones, Robert…

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Law of the Lawless *** (1964, Dale Robertson, Yvonne De Carlo and William Bendix) - Classic Movie Review 14,010

The 1964 American Techniscope double feature Western film Law of the Lawless stars Dale Robertson, Yvonne De Carlo and William Bendix, and is the first of the A C Lyles Westerns for Paramount Pictures. ‘The Hanging Judge had come to the moment of decision!’ The 1964 American Technicolor and Techniscope double feature Western film Law of the Lawless is directed by William F Claxton, produced…

Warpath *** (1951, Edmond O’Brien, Dean Jagger, Forrest Tucker, Harry Carey Jr, Wallace Ford, Polly Bergen, James Millican, Paul Fix) - Classic Movie Review 14,004

The notable 1951 American Western film Warpath is directed by Byron Haskin and stars Edmond O’Brien, Dean Jagger, Forrest Tucker and Harry Carey Jr. Director Byron Haskin’s 1951 Nat Holt Productions/ Paramount Pictures Technicolor Western film Warpath is written by Frank Gruber, and stars Edmond O’Brien, Dean Jagger, Forrest Tucker, and Harry Carey Jr. Former Union army captain in the American…

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A Weekend with Lulu ** (1961, Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips, Alfred Marks, Shirley Eaton, Irene Handl, Sid James, Sydney Tafler, Kenneth Connor, Graham Stark, Eugene Deckers) - Classic Movie Review 14,004

Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips, Alfred Marks, Shirley Eaton and Irene Handl star in director John Paddy Carstairs’s farcical 1961 British comedy film A Weekend with Lulu, oddly from Hammer, the house of horror. Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips, Alfred Marks, Shirley Eaton and Irene Handl star in director John Paddy Carstairs’s farcical 1961 British comedy film A Weekend with Lulu. You could argue…

Seven Lucky Gods *** (2014, Nik Xhelilaj, Christopher Villiers, Vernon Dobtcheff, Alison Peebles, Kate Maravan, Alexandra Boyd) - Classic Movie Review 14,005

‘His body was for rent. His revenge hell bent…’ Handsome Albanian actor Nik Xhelilaj stars in co-writer/ producer/ director Jamil Dehlavi’s 2014 thriller film Seven Lucky Gods as Mehmet, an amoral, bisexual illegal immigrant in the UK from Albania, who sets about to infiltrate the lives of a group of Londoners, with devastating consequences. What, exactly, is he up to? Is he just looking for a…

Heartstopper Forever **½ (2026, Joe Locke, Kit Connor, William Gao)

With Joe Locke and Kit Connor so engaging, the feature-length series finale Heartstopper Forever is entertaining and very watchable, and a must see for fans of the TV show. Kit Connor and Joe Locke star as Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, in the 2026 British romantic drama film Heartstopper Forever directed by Wash Westmoreland and written by Alice Oseman. This feature-length series finale…

Darker than Amber ** (1970, Rod Taylor, Suzy Kendall, Theodore Bikel, William Smith, Ahna Capri, James Booth, Jane Russell, Janet MacLachlan)

The 1970 action thriller film Darker than Amber is the only cinema movie featuring John D MacDonald’s pulp private eye hero Travis McGee, played by Rod Taylor. Director Robert Clouse’s 1970 film Darker than Amber is the only cinema movie featuring John D MacDonald’s pulp private eye hero Travis McGee, the main character in his 22 book sequence. It has a strong and attractive cast headed by Rod…

Eve Knew Her Apples ** (1945, Ann Miller, William Wright) - Classic Movie Review 14,002

Ann Miller and William Wright. Director Will Jason’s 1945 Columbia Pictures black and white musical comedy film Eve Knew Her Apples stars Ann Miller and William Wright. Radio singer Ann Miller falls for her Mr Wright – in this case reporter William Wright – on her holiday away from her agent. Miller knows her apples, certainly, but the script by E Elwin Moran, based on a story by Rian James, is…

Like Sheep Among Wolves [Come pecore in mezzo ai lupi] ** (2023, Isabella Ragonese, Andrea Arcangeli, Clara Ponsot, Tommaso Ragno, Carolina Michelangeli, Gennaro Di Colandrea) - Classic Movie Review 14,001

An estranged cop sister and gun-toting brother are thrown back together during a high-stakes heist, in the 2023 Italian crime thriller film Like Sheep Among Wolves [Come pecore in mezzo ai lupi]. Director Lyda Patitucci’s 2023 film Like Sheep Among Wolves is a watchable and entertaining enough but undemanding and unsurprising Italian crime thriller, in which an estranged sister and brother are…

Leviticus *** (2026, Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Mia Wasikowska, Tyallah Bullock, Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie) - Classic Movie Review 14,000

Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen star in the 2026 horror film Leviticus as teenage boys Naim and Ryan in a rural Australian town whose secret romance sets off a violent entity that takes the form of the person they most desire — each other. Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen star as teenage boys Naim and Ryan in a rural Australian town whose secret romance sets off a violent entity that takes the form of the…

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