Derek Winnert

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Lorenzo’s Oil *** (1992, Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov) – Classic Movie Review 10,727

Producer-director George Miller’s 1992 drama Lorenzo’s Oil tells the real-life story of an American couple’s battle for the life of their son, Lorenzo Odone, struck down at the age of five by an extremely rare […]

Dec, 31

Thunder Rock *** (1942, Michael Redgrave, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Barbara Mullen ) – Classic Movie Review 10,533

‘Strange Emotions Stir the Pulse… when LOVE and PASSION clash in the world’s loneliest outpost!’ David Charleston (Michael Redgrave): ‘For all humanity I make one wish: let the people die off fast.’ Director Roy Boulting’s […]

Nov, 12

City of Joy ** (1992, Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins, Om Puri, Art Malik) – Classic Movie Review 6620

Director Roland Joffé’s earnest 1992 drama City of Joy is based on the book by Dominique Lapierre. It stars Patrick Swayze as Max Lowe, an American doctor who comes into Calcutta to solve his mid-life […]

Jan, 29

The Other Side of Hope [Toivon tuolla puolen] **** (2017, Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Ville Virtanen, Kati Outinen) – Movie Review

The great Aki Kaurismäki is back on inspired form with a typical black comedy drama, in a story that offers him the best chance to do all the things he has being doing for three decades. It’s […]

May, 21

Awakenings **** (1990, Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Max von Sydow) – Classic Movie Review 2868

Director Penny Marshall’s true-story 1990 drama stars Robin Williams as a timid doctor, who, along with a kindly nurse (Julie Kavner), awakes a group of patients in a Bronx hospital from a sleep-like trance. As […]

Aug, 31

Superman Returns ** (2006, Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Sam Huntington, Parker Posey, Eva Marie Saint) – Classic Movie Review 1433

Co-producer/director Bryan Singer dropped out of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) for the chance to make the 2006 Superman reboot, but this proves a bad idea as the movie is a lacklustre disappointment. In the story, […]

Jul, 16

Sweet Charity ***** (1969, Shirley MacLaine, Chita Rivera, Paula Kelly, Stubby Kaye, Sammy Davis Jnr, John McMartin, Ricardo Montalban) – Classic Movie Review 426

Shirley MacLaine gives an exhilarating, ultra-dynamic star performance as Charity Hope Valentine in director Bob Fosse’s superlative 1969 film version of the great 1960s Broadway hit musical by Cy Coleman (music) and Dorothy Fields (lyrics). […]

Nov, 19

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