Derek Winnert

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Boyz n the Hood **** (1991, Cuba Gooding Jr, Laurence Fishburne, Morris Chestnut, Ice Cube, Nia Long, Tyra Ferrell, Angela Bassett, Regina King) – Classic Movie Review 8413

Writer-director John Singleton’s 1991 phenomenon of a movie, Boyz n the Hood caused riots and huge queues at the box-office in the US, though at heart it is a fairly routine tale of growing up […]

Apr, 30

Mr Moto Takes a Chance *** (1938, Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent) – Classic Movie Review 8322

The fourth movie in Peter Lorre’s enjoyable Mr Moto casebook. Director Norman Foster’s 1938 crime thriller Mr Moto Takes a Chance is the fourth in the enjoyable casebook series of eight films starring Peter Lorre as […]

Apr, 01

Mr Moto Takes a Vacation *** (1939, Peter Lorre, Joseph Schildkraut, Lionel Atwill) – Classic Movie Review 8321

Director Norman Foster’s 1939 20th Century Fox black and white crime thriller Mr Moto Takes a Vacation is the eighth and last release in Peter Lorre’s enjoyable casebook, as the oriental detective Mr Moto sets […]

Apr, 01

Safety Last! ***** (1923, Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother) – Classic Movie Review 7915

Directors Sam Taylor and Fred Newmeyer’s grand 1923 silent classic movie Safety Last! stars Harold Lloyd and tells the effortlessly humorous tale of a country lad (Lloyd), involved in a romantic love affair with a […]

Dec, 17

Two Bits *** (1995, Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Jerry Barone) – Classic Movie Review 5860

‘You’re never too old to believe in a dream. Or too young to make one come true!’ Director James Foley’s and writer Joseph Stefano’s forgotten heart-warmer fits in between Foley’s Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and Fear (1996). In the […]

Aug, 06

Hi, Mom! **** (1970, Robert De Niro, Charles Durning, Allen Garfield) – Classic Movie Review 5376

Writer-director Brian De Palma’s 1970 black comedy is a sequel to his 1968 Greetings, with Robert De Niro starring again, reprising his character of Jon Rubin as a Vietnam vet and maker of porn movies, who […]

May, 01

Fighting Mad *** (1976, Peter Fonda, Lynn Lowry, John Doucette, Philip Carey, Scott Glenn) – Classic Movie Review 5363

Writer-director Jonathan Demme’s third movie (after 1974’s Caged Heat and 1975’s Crazy Mama) is this exciting and effective 1976 Roger Corman-produced cheapie ($600,000) exploitation crime action thriller. Happily, Demme’s expertly handled vengeance movie now enjoys status […]

Apr, 29

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