Derek Winnert

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The Night We Got the Bird * (1960, Brian Rix, Dora Bryan, Ronald Shiner, Leo Franklyn, Irene Handl, John Slater, Liz Fraser) – Classic Movie Review 11,487

Brian Rix returns for director Darcy Conyers’s 1960 British black and white sequel comedy film The Night We Got the Bird, the follow-up to their 1959 hit The Night We Dropped a Clanger. The Night […]

Aug, 17

Chances Are *** (1989, Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr, Ryan O’Neal) – Classic Movie Review 9139

Director Emile Ardolino’s cute 1989 fantasy romance Chances Are is about a woman, Corinne Jeffries (Cybill Shepherd), still faithful to her murdered lawyer husband, Louie Jeffries (Christopher McDonald). Many years later, Louie comes back to […]

Dec, 08

Pet Sematary **** (2019, Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, Jeté Laurence) – Movie Review

Directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s reworking of the Stephen King novel and 1989 movie Pet Sematary is a surprisingly effective and classy horror movie. All about death, it is really dark, morbid and nasty, […]

Apr, 09

The Manitou ** (1978, Tony Curtis, Ann Sothern, Burgess Meredith, Jeanette Nolan, Susan Strasberg) – Classic Movie Review 8303

Alas poor Tony Curtis, Ann Sothern, Burgess Meredith, Jeanette Nolan and Lurene Tuttle! How did these good old actors get involved in director William Girdler’s entertainingly absurd 1978 chiller hokum The Manitou about Susan Strasberg […]

Mar, 28

Made in Heaven *** (1987, Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis, Maureen Stapleton, Don Murray) – Classic Movie Review 7084

Director Alan Rudolph’s appealing but minor 1987 movie Made in Heaven stars Timothy Hutton as Mike Shea, who dies while performing an heroic act but returns from Heaven where he has fallen for Annie Packert […]

May, 22

Switch ** (1991, Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, JoBeth Williams, Lorraine Bracco, Tony Roberts, Lysette Anthony, Bruce Payne) – Classic Movie Review 6928

Writer-director Blake Edwards’ s Switch (1991) stars an appealing Ellen Barkin, who scored a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical. Barkin grabs hold of her chance […]

Apr, 16

A Dog’s Purpose **½ (2017, Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton, K J Apa, Britt Robertson) – Movie Review

Director Lasse Hallström’s comedy drama is far fetched but quite sweet just the same, well acted and handled with conviction. It’s a cheeky sort of film that sits up and begs you to love it. […]

May, 03

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