Derek Winnert

Reviews

Appointment with Venus [Island Rescue] *** (1951, David Niven, Glynis Johns, Patric Doonan) – Classic Movie Review 13,383

Holy cow! Ralph Thomas’s 1951 British wartime  drama film Appointment with Venus [Island Rescue] is closely based on the 1951 fact-based novel by Jerrard Tickell, and stars David Niven and Glynis Johns. Director Ralph Thomas’s […]

Feb, 02

The Strong Ones [Los Fuertes] **** (2019, Samuel González, Antonio Altamirano, Marcela Salinas) – Classic Movie Review 13,382

The intense, bitter-sweet 2019 Chilean romantic drama film The Strong Ones [Los Fuertes] stars Samuel González and Antonio Altamirano as handsome, earnest young men who meet and suddenly fall into an overwhelming passion and romance. […]

Feb, 02

Mandragora *** (1997, Miroslav Čáslavka, David Švec) – Classic Movie Review 13,383

Polish writer/ director Wiktor Grodecki’s shocking 1997 drama film Mandragora follows the story of gay teenage runaway Marek, played by Miroslav Caslavka, thrown out of his repressive small town home by his distanced father, and […]

Feb, 01

The Agitator *** (1945, William Hartnell, Mary Morris, John Laurie, Moore Marriott, Edward Rigby, George Carney, Elliott Mason, Frederick Leister)– Classic Movie Review 13,382

The 1945 British anti-socialism drama film The Agitator stars William Hartnell as a socialist who unexpectedly inherits the ownership of a major firm from the factory owner. Director John Harlow’s 1945 British drama film The […]

Feb, 01

Account Rendered *** (1957, Griffith Jones, Ursula Howells, Honor Blackman, Ewen Solon) – Classic Movie Review 13,381

‘Suddenly in the Night… A Woman of Wayward Passions Pays for Her Evil!’ The 1957 British crime thriller B movie Account Rendered is based on the 1953 novel by Pamela Barrington, and stars Griffith Jones, Ursula Howells, […]

Feb, 01

The Scarlet Web **½ (1954, Griffith Jones, Hazel Court, Zena Marshall) – Classic Movie Review 13,380

The likeable 1954 British second feature crime thriller film The Scarlet Web stars Griffith Jones, Hazel Court and Zena Marshall.  Director Charles Saunders’s likeable, witty banter-led 1954 British second feature crime thriller film The Scarlet […]

Jan, 31

Maximum Overdrive * (1986, Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington) – Classic Movie Review 13,379

Machines come alive and begin killing people in Stephen King’s 1986 horror film Maximum Overdrive starring Emilio Estevez and Pat Hingle. It is King’s only film as director. Writer/ director Stephen King’s 1986 American horror film […]

Jan, 31

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