Derek Winnert

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Empire of the Sun ***** (1987, Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson) – Classic Movie Review 833

Director Steven Spielberg borrows from the style of his film-making hero David Lean, paying reverential homage to the director of Lawrence of Arabia and The Bridge on the River Kwai, for his sweeping 1987 war epic […]

Feb, 16

The Patrol **** (2013, Nav Sidhu, Ben Righton, Owain Arthur, Daniel Fraser, Alex McNally) – Movie Review

Tom Petch’s gripping and intelligent 2013 British war action drama film The Patrol is set in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in 2006, and looks at the Afghan conflict through the eyes of dazed and scared British […]

Feb, 10

Octopussy *** (1983, Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Steven Berkoff, Vijay Amritraj, Kristina Wayborn, Kabir Bedi) – Classic Movie Review 698

Gizmos and gadgets take first place in the Roger Moore 1983 James Bond film Octopussy, but the humour is quite a lot of fun and there is plenty of action and adventure. Directed by John […]

Jan, 17

Goodbye Charlie Bright **** (2001, Paul Nicholls, Roland Manookian, Phil Daniels, Danny Dyer, Jamie Foreman, Dani Behr) – Classic Movie Review 685

Goodbye Charlie Bright tells the story of a group of South London school friends begin drifting apart as they approach adulthood. It focuses on the relationship between two of them, Charlie Bright and Justin, over four hot days. This is […]

Jan, 14

The Avengers (1998, Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery) – So Bad It’s Good Movie 7

Hopeless scripting, miscasting and post-production hacking afflict director Jeremiah S Chechik’s dismally daft 1998 TV spinoff movie starring Ralph Fiennes as British Ministry agent John Steed. He’s under direction from his boss Mother to investigates a diabolical […]

Dec, 23

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery **** (1997, Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi Rogers, Robert Wagner, Seth Green) – Classic Movie Review 470

The hilarious 1997 comedy film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery comes from Mike Myers, who as writer and star belatedly but brilliantly spoofs the Swinging Sixties, the James Bond films and other spy movies. […]

Dec, 04

The World Is Not Enough *** (1999, Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards, Judi Dench) – Classic Movie Review 407

Ice cold secret agent Pierce Brosnan returns in 1999 for his third 007 film in The World Is Not Enough, another flashy, fast-moving if predictable entry, directed by Michael Apted. In it James Bond tries to […]

Nov, 16

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