Derek Winnert

"The Review's Better Than The Film"

Battle of Rogue River ** (1954, George Montgomery, Richard Denning, Martha Hyer, John Crawford) – Classic Movie Review 12,935

William Castle’s 1954 film Battle of Rogue River stars George Montgomery, Richard Denning, Martha Hyer, and John Crawford. It is a rather dull, over-familiar low-budget Western, though well directed and filmed in nice Technicolor ‘THE […]

Jun, 13 · in Reviews

The Harder They Come **** (1972, Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw) – Classic Movie Review 12,934

Reggae singer Jimmy Cliff plays Ivan Martin, the country boy lured into being a runner in the lucrative ganja trade, in Perry Henzell’s vibrant 1972 cult classic Jamaican crime film The Harder They Come.  Co-writer/ […]

Jun, 13 · in Reviews

Boiling Point ** (1993, Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Viggo Mortensen, Valerie Perrine, Lolita Davidovich, Seymour Cassel, Dan Hedaya, Tony Lo Bianco) – Classic Movie Review 12,933

James B Harris’s 1993 American action film Boiling Point has a great cast but is a merely routine B-movie thriller. It stars Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Viggo Mortensen, Seymour Cassel, Dan Hedaya and Tony Lo […]

Jun, 12

Crooks and Coronets [Sophie’s Place] ** (1969, Telly Savalas, Edith Evans, Warren Oates, Nicky Henson, Cesar Romero, Harry H Corbett, Hattie Jacques) – Classic Movie Review 12,932

The 1969 British crime comedy film Crooks and Coronets [Sophie’s Place] stars an eclectic wealth of talent: Telly Savalas, Edith Evans, Warren Oates, Nicky Henson, Cesar Romero, Harry H Corbett and Hattie Jacques. Writer/ director […]

Jun, 11

The Hi-Jackers *** (1963, Anthony Booth, Jacqueline Ellis, Derek Francis, Patrick Cargill, Glynn Edwards) – Classic Movie Review 12,931

The flavourful 1963 British old-style B-movie crime thriller The Hi-Jackers stars Anthony Booth as a lorry driver out to bust the villains after his own truck is hijacked for its cargo of whisky. Writer/ director […]

Jun, 11

Smokescreen **** (1964, Peter Vaughan, John Carson, Yvonne Romain, Gerald Flood) – Classic Movie Review 12,930

The attractive 1964 British crime thriller Smokescreen stars Peter Vaughan as a dogged insurance investigator trying to prove a car accident victim was actually murdered. It is rightly hailed as one of the last, and […]

Jun, 11

The Wild Affair * (1965, Nancy Kwan, Terry-Thomas, Jimmy Logan, Bud Flanagan, Betty Marsden, Gladys Morgan, Victor Spinetti) – Classic Movie Review 12,929

John Krish’s misguided 1965 black and white British satirical sex comedy film The Wild Affair stars Nancy Kwan, Terry-Thomas, along with Jimmy Logan, Bud Flanagan, Betty Marsden.  ‘Can a secretary say NO!!! When her boss […]

Jun, 10

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