Derek Winnert

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The Dilemma ** (2011, Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah, Chelcie Ross, Amy Morton) – Classic Movie Review 4614

Confirmed bachelor Ronny (Vince Vaughn) has a best friend in his old college buddy Nick (Kevin James), now his happily married business partner in an auto design firm. But then Ronny finds that Nick’s wife […]

Nov, 08

Little Men **** (2016, Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle, Paulina García, Theo Taplitz, Michael Barbieri, Alfred Molina, Talia Balsam) – Movie Review

Ira Sachs’s 2016 family drama Little Men is a very sweet and also very sad movie, beautifully acted, wisely written and nicely realised. Greg Kinnear does wonders to light up a none-too-sympathetic role as the weak-willed, […]

Oct, 21

Alfie **** (2004, Jude Law, Susan Sarandon, Sienna Miller, Omar Epps, Nia Long, Marisa Tomei, Renée Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 4338

Using some DNA dug up from an old British movie studio vault, Americans try to re-create the old sexist, misogynist dinosaur Alfie, played so memorably back in 1966 by Michael Caine in Alfie. They haven’t […]

Sep, 11

Thunderpants ** (2002, Simon Callow, Stephen Fry, Leslie Phillips, Celia Imrie, Paul Giamatti , Ned Beatty, Bruce Cook, Rupert Grint) – Classic Movie Review 4216

Co-writer/ director Peter Hewitt ‘s daft and wacky 2002 sci-fi family comedy tells the story of Patrick Smash (Bruce Cook), a boy born with an explosive problem but wants it to help him to fulfill his […]

Aug, 22

The Indian in the Cupboard **½ (1995, Hal Scardino, Litefoot, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Jenkins) – Classic Movie Review 4068

Director Frank Oz’s 1993 children’s movie boasts a screenplay by Melissa Mathison, the writer of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and adapter of The BFG (2016). In the story, a nine-year-old boy called Omri (Hal Scardino) is […]

Jul, 23

Old Dogs * (2009, Robin Williams, John Travolta, Seth Green, Kelly Preston, Lori Loughlin, Bernie Mac, Matt Dillon, Rita Wilson, Ann-Margret) – Classic Movie Review 3839

The pairing of John Travolta and Robin Williams gives some hope for director Walt Becker’s 2009 family comedy, but this dumb Walt Disney waste of time turns out to be another old dog from the duo’s erratic […]

Jun, 11

You, Me and Dupree *** (2006, Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas, Seth Rogen, Amanda Detmer, Bill Hader) – Classic Movie Review 3594

Kate Hudson and Matt Dillon are the nice stars as newly weds Molly and Carl Peterson, but it is Owen Wilson who steals the movie as their rather creepy best man Dupree, who stays on as a house […]

Apr, 20

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