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7 Star Films
Films we have rated as 7 out of 10 stars


All Through The Night (1942)
Review of the 1940's entertaining hybrid — part gangster caper, part anti-Nazi propaganda thriller, and part screwball comedy.

Soames Inscker
4 min read


Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Review of the classic Abbott and Costello comedy horror "Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein".

Soames Inscker
4 min read


Bull Durham (1988)
Review of the Ron Shelton sports romantic comedy "Bull Durham". Starring Kevon Costner, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins.

Soames Inscker
5 min read


Broadcast News (1987)
Review of the James L. Brooks romantic comedy capturing the shifting landscape of broadcast journalism in the late 1980s while also dissecting human vulnerability, ambition, and moral compromise.

Soames Inscker
5 min read


Witness (1985)
Review of the Peter Weir Amish Crime Drama "Witness". Starring Harrison Ford.

Soames Inscker
5 min read


A Passage To India (1984)
Review of David Lean's final directorial adventure in the form of E.M. Forster’s layered and enigmatic novel about colonialism, culture, and the unbridgeable gulfs between people.

Soames Inscker
5 min read


A Room With A View (1985)
Review of the James Ivory film based on the E.M. Forster’s beloved novel "A Room With A View".

Soames Inscker
5 min read


Glory (1989)
Review of the Edward Zwick war film "Glory" starring Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman.

Soames Inscker
5 min read


The Color Purple (1985)
Review of the Steven Spielberg classic, deeply human adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Soames Inscker
5 min read


Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Review of the Steven Soderbergh film which examines the lives of four characters entangled in a web of repression, voyeurism, and emotional dishonesty.

Soames Inscker
4 min read


This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Review of the Rob Reiner comedy documenting (mockumenting) the fictional band Spinal Tap.

Soames Inscker
4 min read


The Last Emperor (1987)
Review of the Bernardo Bertolucci epic film "The Last Emperor".

Soames Inscker
4 min read


Tootsie (1982)
Review of the 1980's gender swapping themed comedy "Tootsie". Starring Dustin Hoffman.

Soames Inscker
4 min read


The Early Bird (1965)
The Early Bird is vintage Norman Wisdom at his most lovable, chaotic, and endearing.

Soames Inscker
4 min read


Ask a Policeman (1939)
Ask a Policeman is a true gem of British cinema—funny, fast-paced, and filled with timeless comic performances.

Soames Inscker
4 min read


The Man in the White Suit (1951)
The Man in the White Suit is a brilliant, deceptively simple film that manages to be laugh-out-loud funny, intellectually provocative, and deeply humane all at once.

Soames Inscker
5 min read


The Edge Of The World (1937)
The Edge of the World is not just a film—it’s a cinematic lament, a wind-swept ballad about change, memory, and the things we leave behind.

Soames Inscker
4 min read


Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
Scott of the Antarctic is not a film of sensational triumph or dramatized villainy—it is a memorial in cinematic form, a powerful and poetic tribute to human aspiration, endurance, and the quiet tragedies that shape national identity.

Soames Inscker
4 min read


Green For Danger (1946)
Green for Danger is a murder mystery that transcends its genre trappings, offering not only a satisfying puzzle but a rich sense of place, character, and mood. It’s at once a taut thriller, a black comedy, and a subtle exploration of human frailty under pressure.

Soames Inscker
4 min read


Grease (1968)
Review of the Blockbuster musical "Grease". Starring Olivia Newton John and John Travolta.

Soames Inscker
5 min read
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