Grand Slam (1967)
Stone cold classic. An absolutely riveting watch from start to twist-ridden finish...
Baby, The Rain Must Fall (1965)
Nothing to live on but dreams and, in those days, no social media...
Thank You All Very Much | A Touch of Love (1969)
The combination of Amicus and pregnancy might lead audiences to expect a monster...
Film Review | All That Breathes (2022)
Here’s the latest from Jordan And Eddie (The Movie Guys) Title – All That Breathes (2022) Director – Shaunak Sen...
Boeing Boeing (1965)
Farce is particularly difficult to pull off on screen. What is so effective...
Angel Baby (1961)
Stunning cast – George Hamilton, Burt Reynolds, Mercedes McCambridge, Joan Blondell...
The Adventurers (1970)
Class A Trash. Adaptation of Harold Robbins (Nevada Smith, 1966) bestseller...
Army of Shadows/ Les Armees des Ombres (1969)
The antidote to the gung-ho World War Two picture. Scarcely any action and...
The Reward (1965)
Max von Sydow’s Hollywood career might have gone in a different direction...
Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
Despite being made at the opposite end of the decade to Loss of...
Doctor Faustus (1967)
Vanity dies hard. It’s not the first time a top-ranked actor was convinced...
The Family Way (1966)
Nudity was not an option for previous child stars attempting to make the...
Ice Palace (1960)
Adaptations of sprawling novels require a firm hand at screenplay stage. Exodus (1960)...
They Came To Rob Las Vegas (1968)
Actually, they didn’t. The thieves planned to pull off a heist of $7...
Up the Down Staircase (1966)
Impressive impressionistic tale of naïve young teacher and her travails in a rough...
Loss of Innocence | The Greengage Summer (1961)
The alternative title assumed nobody in America knew what a greengage was...
Film Review – Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
Title – Meg 2: The Trench (2023)...
Rome Adventure | Lovers Must Learn (1962)
Angie Dickinson fans would be entitled to cry foul after the top-billed female...
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
The rocking chair motif in this underrated film is ignored while the door...
Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
The boldest role ever undertaken by a major star of Frank Sinatra’s generation...
Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
Double Oscar nominee Mark Robson was a highly respected commercially successful director with...
The Belle Starr Story (1968)
Only spaghetti western directed by a woman. Brings a distinctly feminist feel to...
The Fixer (1968)
Stunning opening section thrown away by shifting tone and despite excellent performances by...
Tony Rome (1967)
Effervescent mystery punching a hole in the traditional private eye caper. Look elsewhere...
The Cardinal (1963)
Would appear resolutely old-fashioned except for Forrest Gump (1994) adopting same premise of...
John and Mary (1969)
Woefully underrated. Remove the weight of expectation and you’re left with a bittersweet romance...
Modesty Blaise (1966)
You might well enjoy this if a) you are in a very good mood, b) you love psychedelia...
The Train (1964)
Director John Frankenheimer (The Gypsy Moths, 1969) tackles the movie’s off-putting central issue...
Puppet on a Chain (1970) | Review
The spy genre was dying on its feet, even James Bond slipping into...
Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
Could be a companion piece for The Oscar (1966). Dumb punks with scarcely...