Derek Winnert

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In from the Side *** (2022, Alexander Lincoln, Alexander King, Christopher Sherwood) – Movie Review

The likeable 2022 British gay romantic and sports film In from the Side is written (with Adam Silver) and directed by Matt Carter, who was involved in inclusive rugby for eight years, so the sports […]

Nov, 21

Up ‘n’ Under ** (1998, Gary Olsen, Neil Morrissey, Samantha Janus, Tony Slattery, Griff Rhys Jones) – Classic Movie Review 10,494

An untrained Rugby Sevens team, boosted by the alluring Hazel Scott (played by Samantha Janus, aka Samantha Womack), have to get in shape to try to defeat the The Cobblers Arms reigning champions and win […]

Nov, 03

Handsome Devil ***½ (2016, Fionn O’Shea, Nicholas Galitzine, Andrew Scott) – Movie Review

Award-winning writer/director John Butler (The Stag) returns with a charming, crowd-pleasing story of the unlikely friendship between two Irish boarding school roommates – gay loner outsider Ned (Fionn O’Shea) and new boy macho star rugby player […]

Mar, 24

Invictus **** (2009, Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge) – Classic Movie Review 4316

There were two Oscar nominations and three Golden Globe nominations – but no wins – for director Clint Eastwood’s sterling 2009 biopic. Well, you can’t win every time, though the odd nod in the right […]

Sep, 08

Tom Brown’s Schooldays **** (1951, John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, John Charlesworth, James Hayter, John Forrest, Diana Wynyard, Kathleen Byron, Hermione Baddeley, Glyn Dearman, Francis de Wolff, Max Bygraves) – Classic Movie Review 3526

Robert Newton stars in a brilliantly sturdy and showy performance from as the strict and stern English public school reforming headmaster Dr Arnold, in the 1951 British film remake of the 1940 Hollywood movie Tom […]

Apr, 04

Tom Brown’s School Days *** (1940, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Josephine Hutchinson, Jimmy Lydon, Freddie Bartholomew, Billy Halop) – Classic Movie Review 3525

The 1940 school drama film Tom Brown’s School Days stars true Brit Sir Cedric Hardwicke, who is ideal as stern English public school headmaster Dr Arnold. Director Robert Stevenson’s 1940 school drama film Tom Brown’s […]

Apr, 04

Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson *** (2013, Michael Beckley, Beth Cordingly, Chris England, Norman Pace, George MacKay) – Movie Review

Director Simon Sprackling’s good-natured 2013 comedy returns to a golden morning in 2003 when a faithful few have gathered in the morning at a Home Counties rugby club bar to watch the TV relay of […]

Nov, 29

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