Derek Winnert

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Merrill’s Marauders **** (1962, Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Andrew Duggan, Peter Brown, Will Hutchins) – Classic Movie Review 6246

This first-class 1962 anti-war film from highly esteemed cult director Samuel Fuller is lustily done with lashings of bloody action. It is set in World War Two in Burma, where the 3,000-strong American unit, Merrill’s Marauders, […]

Nov, 13

Blade of the Immortal [Mugen no jûnin] *** (2017, Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sôta Fukushi) – Movie Review 

The hundredth film by master director Takashi Miike is Blade of the Immortal [Mugen no jûnin], which stars Takuya Kimura as skilled samurai Manji, cursed by some ancient crone with immortality after a legendary battle in which he more […]

Oct, 25

Castle Keep *** (1969, Burt Lancaster, Peter Falk, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Patrick O’Neal, Al Freeman Jnr, Scott Wilson, Tony Bill, Bruce Dern, Astrid Heeren, Michael Conrad) – Classic Movie Review 5045

In director Sydney Pollack’s odd but vital and intriguing 1969 World War Two wartime drama set in 1944, eight American soldiers led by a one-eyed Major Abraham Falconer (Burt Lancaster) and his Sergeant Orlando Rossi […]

Feb, 22

Army of Darkness: The Medieval Dead *** (1992, Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert) – Classic Movie Review 5031

Director Sam Raimi turns the third and final part of his The Evil Dead trilogy into a spoof sword and sorcery fantasy horror movie. Bruce Campbell returns as hero Ash, who is now accidentally transported […]

Feb, 19

The Silencers *** (1966, Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Victor Buono, Daliah Lavi, Cyd Charisse, Nancy Kovack) – Classic Movie Review 5015

The campy, infectiously amusing 1966 spy spoof thriller film The Silencers is the first of four action capers for Dean Martin’s incredibly popular Sixties secret agent Matt Helm. Stella Stevens is a formidable co-star as agent […]

Feb, 08

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans *** (2009, Rhona Mitra, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Steven Mackintosh, Kevin Grevioux, David Aston) – Classic Movie Review 4908

The bad news is there’s no Kate Beckinsale’s Selene (except in a cameo) or Scott Speedman’s Michael Corvin – and series segments without the original star(s) are notoriously difficult to make or enjoy. But the […]

Jan, 19

Rogue One *** (2016, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Riz Ahmed, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Donnie Yen) – Movie Review

Lucasfilm’s competent and efficient but none too fascinating or inspired 2016 Star Wars spinoff plays like a spliced-together TV series with low-cost-looking sets and visual effects. It’s a shock to discover it cost $200,000,000. That money […]

Jan, 17

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