Derek Winnert

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Turtle Diary *** (1985, Glenda Jackson, Ben Kingsley, Richard Johnson) – Classic Movie Review 9993

Director John Irvin’s 1985 Turtle Diary stars Glenda Jackson and Ben Kingsley as children’s book writer Neaera Duncan (Jackson) and bachelor bookseller William Snow (Kingsley), who decide to free two of the sea turtles from London […]

Jul, 03

Creature Comforts **** (1989, voice of Julie Sedgewick) – Classic Movie Review 5564

Zoo animals state their case in writer-director Nick Park’s clever, appealing 1989 Oscar-winning animated short film, the first of his four Academy Awards, followed by The Wrong Trousers (1993), A Close Shave (1995) and the Best Animated Feature […]

Jun, 08

The Red Turtle [La tortue rouge] *** (2016) – Movie Review

Dutch director Michael Dudok de Wit’s wordless 2016 animation for adults is sweet, appealing and beautifully crafted in wonderful visuals. With Studio Ghibli very unusually co-operating with a director outside Japan, it was Oscar nominated […]

May, 21

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows *½ (2016, Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Laura Linney, Stephen Amell, Tyler Perry) – Movie Review

Complete with drossy dialogue and a warmed-up feel, director Dave Green’s lazily plotted 2016 sequel strands its actors in acres of soulless CGI in this disappointing follow-up to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014). Top billed Megan Fox has […]

Jun, 24

Entourage *** (2015, Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven) – Movie Review

  The eight-season TV series Entourage (2004–2011) is resurrected as a movie, Spooks-style, courtesy its creator Doug Ellin as writer-director and Mark Wahlberg as producer. Adrian Grenier returns as film star Vince Chase, who navigates the vapid […]

Jun, 16

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles *** (1990, Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais) – Classic Movie Review 1769

Cowabunga! Director Steve Barron was first to put the four lean and green hip, pizza-spinning superheroes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen in 1990, following the start of the half-hour ten-season 1987 TV […]

Oct, 18

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles *** (2014, Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner) – Movie Review

Fearless reporter April O’Neil and her news cameraman Vern Fenwick must work with the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to save New York City from the diabolical plan of Shredder and his evil Foot Clan. The film benefits […]

Oct, 15

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