Derek Winnert

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Earth to Echo *** (2014, Teo Halm, Brian ‘Astro’ Bradley, Reese Hartwig) – Movie Review

In director Dave Green’s 2014 ET clone children’s movie, a group of 13-year-old suburban American kids embark on an adventure with a cute stranded alien who needs their help that’s relayed to them a series of bizarre encrypted messages. […]

Jul, 23

Hercules ** (2014, Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell) – Movie Review

The always likeable Dwayne Johnson is inevitable star casting as the Greek demigod Hercules, Zeus’s son, who has triumphed in his legendary 12 labours but is still haunted by the loss of his family at the hands […]

Jul, 23

Little Big League *** (1994, Luke Edwards, Jason Robards) – Classic Movie Review 1465

Co-writer/director Andrew Scheinman’s 1994 children’s sports comedy drama is sweet and enjoyable, and makes strong family entertainment. Though aimed at kids, adults can certainly enjoy it too and baseball fans won’t be ashamed of it […]

Jul, 23

Angels in the Outfield *** (1994, Danny Glover, Christopher Lloyd, Joseph Gordon-Levitt) – Classic Movie Review 1464

Director William Dear’s 1994 movie Angels in the Outfield is an old-fashioned family comedy drama from Walt Disney, with grumpy old coach George Knox (Danny Glover) supposedly gaining angelic assistance from Al the Boss Angel (Christopher […]

Jul, 23

Holy Matrimony *** (1994, Patricia Arquette, Tate Donovan, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Schuck, Lois Smith) – Classic Movie Review 1463

Director Leonard Nimoy’s 1994 comedy stars Patricia Arquette as Havana, a feisty car thief, who, with husband Pete (Tate Donovan), robs a county fair of its daily receipts and escapes to Canada to hide from […]

Jul, 23

Victor Victoria **** (1982, Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, James Garner) – Classic Movie Review 1462

Writer-director Blake Edwards’s bubbly and witty 1982 gender-bender musical remake of a 1933 German comedy, Viktor und Viktoria, is huge vivacious fun. It provides an ideal vehicle for his wife Julie Andrews as a struggling female soprano […]

Jul, 22

Magnum Force **** (1973, Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan, David Soul, Tim Matheson, Robert Urich) – Classic Movie Review 1461

Clint Eastwood makes a welcome return in 1973 to his iconic role as maverick cop Inspector ‘Dirty Harry’ Callahan in Magnum Force, the first sequel to his 1971 action thriller hit Dirty Harry, this time investigating […]

Jul, 21

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