Derek Winnert

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Freeway * (1996, Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Bokeem Woodbine) – Classic Movie Review 2570

Writer-director Matthew Bright’s exploitative, really nasty 1996 revenge thriller stars Reese Witherspoon as abused juvenile delinquent teenager Vanessa Lutz, who is travelling to her grandmother’s trailer park home on the run from a social worker. […]

Jun, 08

Swimfan **½ (2002, Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby) – Classic Movie Review 2129

You can’t help being attracted to director John Poulson’s 2002 crazy stalker thriller as a glossy though fatally flawed teen swimmer version of Fatal Attraction or Play Misty for Me. It stars Jesse Bradford as […]

Jan, 29

A Life Less Ordinary ** (1997, Cameron Diaz, Ewan McGregor, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm) – Classic Movie Review 1876

Director Danny Boyle’s 1997 movie is an honourable flop this time round from the Trainspotting (1996) production team, commendably trying something bold and adventurous a million miles away from their previous hit, with a modern […]

Nov, 23

The First Wives Club ***½ (1996, Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton) – Classic Movie Review 1435

Bette Midler (as Brenda Cushman), Goldie Hawn (as Elise Elliot) and Diane Keaton (as Annie Paradis) star as middle-agers plotting revenge after being dumped and divorced by their hubbies in favour of younger wives in director Hugh Wilson’s […]

Jul, 16

Clueless **** (1995, Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy) – Classic Movie Review 630

Alicia Silverstone has all the right clues to making us laugh, sparkling slyly as Beverly Hills teenager Cher Horowitz. She’s a gorgeous 16-year-old with a sunny disposition and a cute line in chat about all […]

Jan, 05

To Die For **** (1995, Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Illeana Douglas, Casey Affleck) – Classic Movie Review 346

In 1995 Nicole Kidman landed what was then her best role to date and grabbed it by the throat in Buck Henry’s screenplay based on a novel by Joyce Maynard. Kidman plays Suzanne Stone, a […]

Oct, 31

Blood Simple ***** (1984, John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M Emmet Walsh) – Classic Movie Review 289

The Coen Brothers make their film debut in 1984 with the astonishing, thrillingly realised neo-noir thriller Blood Simple. Frances McDormand also makes her film debut and M Emmet Walsh stars as the double-crossing private detective. […]

Oct, 13

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