Derek Winnert

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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb ***½ (2014, Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Dan Stevens, Rebel Wilson, Ricky Gervais) – Movie Review

The 2014 comedy film Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb stars Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Dan Stevens, Rebel Wilson, and Ricky Gervais. The museum gang come to London for […]

Dec, 17

The Boxtrolls **** (2014, voices Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost) – Movie Review

Cute and deliciously quirky animation in which Eggs (voice of Isaac Hempstead Wright), a young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors, tries to save his friends from the evil exterminator Archibald Snatcher. It remains winsome and […]

Sep, 11

Gandhi ***** (1982, Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Mills, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, Martin Sheen, Ian Charleson) – Classic Movie Review 1488

Producer-director Richard Attenborough’s stirring 1982 film Gandhi was a triumph, scooping eight Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for Attenborough and Best Actor for Ben Kingsley’s unforgettable performance as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948). John […]

Jul, 28

Rules of Engagement *** (2000, Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L Jackson, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Blair Underwood, Bruce Greenwood, Anne Archer) – Classic Movie Review 957

Director William Friedkin’s sharply handled, well-acted, sometimes exciting 2000 movie is an intriguing, intelligent and provocative mix of action movie, courtroom drama, ethical discussion and morality tale. An embittered Vietnam veteran-turned-small-time-lawyer, Colonel Hayes Hodges (Tommy […]

Mar, 22

Dave *** (1993, Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Ben Kingsley) – Classic Movie Review 946

The 1989 Oscar-winner for A Fish Called Wanda, Kevin Kline uses all his nimble comedy skills and appears to be thoroughly enjoying himself in every actor’s dream of twin roles. He stars as Dave Kovic, a sweet-natured […]

Mar, 19

Species **** (1995, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger, Ben Kingsley, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina) – Classic Movie Review 822

Roger Donaldson’s 1995 sci-fi chiller film Species piles on the thrilling, edge-of-seat horror. Natasha Henstridge plays a sensual but deadly creature, who can change from a beautiful woman to a killing machine in a flash. […]

Feb, 13

Sexy Beast **** (2000, Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane) – Classic Movie Review 674

The 2000 British film Sexy Beast is extreme crime thriller stuff, but it’s tense, fresh, funny and well judged. Ray Winstone does his London lowlife turn to great effect and Ben Kingsley manages to be […]

Jan, 11

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