Starring: Kim Basinger, Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce Directed by: Curtis Hansen (who also directed 8 Mile) Plot: A shooting at an all-night diner is investigated by three LA policemen in their own unique ways. Corrupt underbelly of ’50s LA is revealed. But is it any good? I re-watched LA Confidential last night for [...]
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Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway Directed by: Roman Polanski Plot: A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water. But is it any good? This had been on my must-see list for a long time, but I must admit to being a little [...]
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Starring: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman Directed by: Luc Besson Plot: a 12-year-old girl is befriended by a hitman after her family is gunned down and he teaches her his trade. But is it any good? All I knew about Léon (called The Professional in the US) before I watched it last night was [...]
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Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw Directed by: George Roy Hill Plot: In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker. But is it any good? I’m not a huge fan of crime [...]
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<br /> Starring: Robert Walker, Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Patricia Hitchcock (Hitch’s daughter) Director: Alfred Hitchcock Plot An upwardly-mobile young man meets a guy on a train, who suggests they “swap” murders – one wife, one father. Yuppie thinks the man is joking. He isn’t. Things get interesting. But is it any good? I love [...]