Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "absurdism"

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The Bed Sitting Room *** (1969, Rita Tushingham, Ralph Richardson, Peter Cook) – Classic Movie Review 9506

The public of the day was more mystified than amused by director Richard Lester’s 1969 The Bed Sitting Room, but it does entertain sporadically and sustain a level of interest when viewed now on TV. […]

Mar, 15

Rhinoceros ** (1974, Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Karen Black) – Classic Movie Review 8097

Director Tom O’Horgan’s bizarre 1974 satirical fantasy comedy drama Rhinoceros, set in a town where people are turning into rhinoceroses, may not be a huge success but at least it has the enormous benefit of starring […]

Feb, 05

Sorry to Bother You * (2018, Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Danny Glover, Armie Hammer) – Movie Review

Debut writer-director Boots Riley’s 2018 surreal satirical comedy Sorry to Bother You is a nice try, with ambition and intelligence behind it, but it is mostly strained and unamusing. It is pretty much a one-joke movie, […]

Dec, 09

Madagascar Skin ***½ (1995, Bernard Hill, John Hannah, Mark Anthony, Mark Pettitt, Danny Earl) – Classic Movie Review 4367

Madagascar Skin tells a dark, teasing tale of two very different men – played by John Hannah and Bernard Hill as you have never seen them before. Meeting on a bleak and barren coast, the […]

Sep, 15

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