Derek Winnert

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84 Charing Cross Road **** (1987, Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench) – Classic Movie Review 9028

Director David Jones’s 1987 drama 84 Charing Cross Road features subtle and affecting performances from Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins, bringing to life this glowing and delightful film version of Helene Hanff’s memoirs (and its […]

Oct, 29

Closet Land *** (1991, Madeleine Stowe, Alan Rickman) – Classic Movie Review 8411

The 1991 political thriller Closet Land stars Alan Rickman as a cultured but sadistic secret policeman inquisator (the (Interrogator) who tries to extort information out of his blindfolded victim, the supposedly subversive children’s writer (the […]

Apr, 29

They All Kissed the Bride *** (1942, Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Allen Jenkins, Andrew Tombes, Helen Parrish, Mary Treen) – Classic Movie Review 7804

Director Alexander Hall’s 1942 screwball comedy They All Kissed the Bride provides a typical powerful career woman role for Joan Crawford as Margaret Drew, who inherits her father’s trucking firm – and the only kind of […]

Nov, 18

American Animals **** (2018, Barry Keoghan, Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd) – Movie Review

Very interesting and provocative movie, boldly written and directed by Bart Layton (it’s quite a feature debut) with tremendous performances from Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan and Ann Dowd, plus exciting cinematography and a great score and soundtrack. […]

Sep, 07

Tenebre [Tenebrae] **** (1982, Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Giuliano Gemma) – Classic Movie Review 7,490

Ah, yes, ‘Terror Beyond Belief’. Dario Argento’s 1982 horror mystery thriller movie (giallo) Tenebre [Tenebrae] delivers the goods in spadefuls in this marvellously scary triumph of style over nasty and often silly content. Ah, yes, […]

Aug, 24

Come Live with Me *** (1941, James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, Ian Hunter) – Classic Movie Review 7,410

MGM’s appealing 1941 romantic comedy film Come Live with Me stars Hedy Lamarr as a Viennese refugee who marries a struggling, hungry American author (James Stewart) to get US citizenship and live in America. Producer-director […]

Aug, 07

The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia ** (1994, Jason James Richter, Melody Kay, Jack Black, Carole Finn, Ryan Bollman, Freddie Jones, Tony Robinson) – Classic Movie Review 7165

Peter MacDonald takes over as director for the 1994 Part III of the children’s hit adventure saga that started in 1984 with The NeverEnding Story – and now it really does seem like a NeverEnding Story! […]

Jun, 14

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