Derek Winnert

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Blast of Silence **** (1961, Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker, Peter Clume) – Classic Movie Review 11,371

‘An Unforgettable Experience in Suspense!… As the Seconds Tick Off a Timetable for MURDER!’ The 1961 American black and white neo noir crime thriller Blast of Silence is written and directed by and stars Allen […]

Jul, 06

Bullwhip ** (1958, Guy Madison, Rhonda Fleming, James Griffith) – Classic Movie Review 10,570

Director Harmon Jones’s 1958 Western film Bullwhip is a traditional Fifties-style comedic look at life on the range, with tepid handling, fumbling the admittedly tricky juggling act between action, humour and romance. To escape a […]

Nov, 20

China 9, Liberty 37 [Amore, piombo e furore] *** (1978, Fabio Testi, Warren Oates, Jenny Agutter) – Classic Movie Review 7858

Director Monte Hellman’s 1978 China 9, Liberty 37 [Amore, piombo e furore] is a very intriguing Spaghetti Western, with a great performance by Fabio Testi as Clayton Drumm, a condemned gunfighter who will win a pardon if […]

Nov, 30

The Sheepman *** (1958, Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Nielsen) – Classic Movie Review 7630

Director George Marshall’s 1958 Western The Sheepman, based on a story by James Edward Grant, William Roberts, is well done all round. Glenn Ford stars as Jason Sweet, a stranger who comes to town to […]

Oct, 01

John Wick **** (2014, Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Adrianne Palicki, John Leguizamo, Ian McShane) – Classic Movie Review 2,286

Keanu Reeves stars in the 2014 action thriller film as the ex-hitman John Wick, who comes out of retirement to fight a one-man war against the gangsters who steal his car and kill his dog, […]

Mar, 20

This Gun for Hire ***** (1942, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston) – Classic Movie Review 1,011

The 1942 film noir thriller This Gun for Hire transforms Graham Greene’s novel into a showcase for the sparkling new star team of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake (just 20), propelling them into superstardom. ‘You […]

Mar, 29

Red Rock West **** (1992, Nicolas Cage, Lara Flynn Boyle, Dennis Hopper, J T Walsh) – Classic Movie Review 336

Director John Dahl’s 1992 brilliantly quirky and twisty retro-film noir movie is a killer thriller to watch again and again. Lovingly crafted, it’s as menacing and scary as it is steamy. A pre-superstardom Nicolas Cage […]

Oct, 28

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