Derek Winnert

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Cinderella Man ** (2005, Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill) – Classic Movie Review 4331

Russell Crowe brings on the brawn as Thirties boxer Jim Braddock, who falls on hard times, but he seizes his second chance in 1934 when a champ needs a stand-in fighter. Punchy in the knockout […]

Sep, 10

I Spy ** (2002, Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Malcolm McDowell, Famke Janssen) – Classic Movie Review 4207

Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson play the Sixties TV show characters in director Betty Thomas’s mild, slackly made 2002 action comedy that runs like a poor copy of a Bond movie. Wilson is his usual […]

Aug, 20

Fat City **** (1972, Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell) – Classic Movie Review 4145

Director John Huston’s honest and touching 1972 story of loneliness and failure is written by Leonard Gardner and based on his 1970 novel. It provides ideal roles for Stacy Keach and Jeff Bridges, in their excellent […]

Aug, 08

Like It Is *** (1998, Steve Bell, Ian Rose, Roger Daltrey, Dani Behr) – Classic Movie Review 4036

Director Paul Oremland’s 1998 British ‘coming-out’ tale is occasionally hesitant but overall surprisingly entertaining and credible. Bare-knuckle fighter Craig (impressively played by British amateur featherweight champion Steve Bell) swaps his violent life in Blackpool’s underworld […]

Jul, 17

Here Comes Mr Jordan ***** (1941, Robert Montgomery, Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, Rita Johnson) – Classic Movie Review 3452

Heavenly aide Edward Everett Horton mistakenly despatches a boxer called Joe Pendleton (Robert Montgomery) up to the celestial resting place 50 years too early on the very eve of becoming world boxing champ. Although he’s […]

Mar, 05

Kid Galahad **** (1937, Edward G Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Harry Carey Sr, Jane Bryan, Veda Ann Borg) – Classic Movie Review 3370

Director Michael Curtiz’s 1937 movie is a top-of-the-class entry in Warner Bros’ Thirties boxing-movie cycle. Edward G Robinson gives a knockout turn as fight promoter Nick Donati, who turns a bellhop called Ward Guisenberry (Wayne […]

Feb, 16

Les Misérables **** (1995, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Annie Girardot, Philippe Léotard, Jean Marais, Michel Boujenah) – Classic Movie Review 3149

Jean-Paul Belmondo gives the performance of a lifetime as the hounded hero Jean Valjean in a hugely moving, beautifully crafted and enjoyable 1995 French reworking of the Victor Hugo tale of social injustice and despair. […]

Dec, 13

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