Derek Winnert

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The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter *** (1990, Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt) – Classic Movie Review 7164

Germany’s Bavaria Studios are back in business in 1990’s The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter trying to recapture the magic of their first outing to the land of Fantasia Six years on from the […]

Jun, 14

The NeverEnding Story [Die Unendliche Geschichte] **** (1984, Barret Oliver, Gerald McRaney, Moses Gunn, Patricia Hayes, Noah Hathaway, Sydney Bromley, Tami Stronach) – Classic Movie Review 7164

Co-writer/ director Wolfgang Petersen’s well-crafted 1984 West German Eighties children’s classic, based on the novel by Michael Ende, stars Barret Oliver as Bastian, a bullied young lad who gets a magical book and is whisked […]

Jun, 14

Book Club ** (2018, Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Andy Garcia, Don Johnson) – Movie Review

It’s sweet to spend nice time with these clever veteran movie icon survivors, and Book Club should keep their many fans happy. Ah, yes, an evening with Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen. […]

May, 31

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society *** (2018, Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Matthew Goode, Penelope Wilton) – Movie Review

Despite its faults, Mike Newell’s picturesque period romantic drama, set in the aftermath of World War Two, is compelling and its accompanying mystery is intriguing. It comes from the producers of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, […]

Apr, 23

The United States of Leland **** (2003, Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Kevin Spacey, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Michelle Williams) – Classic Movie Review 6561

Don Cheadle plays Pearl Madison, a juvenile detention centre jail teacher who probes the mystery of just why the teenage boy Leland (Ryan Gosling) killed his ex-girlfriend’s special needs disabled kid brother. Writer-director Matthew Ryan […]

Jan, 15

The Dark Half ** (1992, Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker, Julie Harris, Royal Dano, Robert Joy) – Classic Movie Review 5780

Writer-director George A Romero works outside the comfort zone of his low-budget zombie Dawn of the Dead formula with his intriguing, ambitious but messy 1992 film version of Stephen King’s 1989 novel, the second best-selling book […]

Jul, 17

Shadowlands **** (1993, Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Edward Hardwicke, Michael Denison, John Wood, Joseph Mazzello, Julian Fellowes, Peter Firth, Robert Flemyng) – Classic Movie Review 5757

Producer-director Richard Attenborough’s 1993 cinema version of William Nicholson’s TV and stage play is a wonderfully warm-hearted and poignant experience. It won the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the 1994 BAFTA Awards. there were […]

Jul, 14

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