Derek Winnert

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I Confess **** (1953, Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden) – Classic Film Review 447

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1953 film noir-style thriller film I Confess, set and filmed on location in moody Quebec City, is a worthy and watchable but glum experience. There is too much internal introspection for an exciting […]

Nov, 24

Dogma **** (1999, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, Kevin Smith) – Classic Movie Review 393

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck star as renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and re-enter Heaven, thus undoing the fabric of the universe, in the brilliant 1999 comedy film Dogma.  Matt Damon and Ben […]

Nov, 11

Don Jon **** (2013, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza, Glenne Headly, Brie Larson) – Movie Review

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is funny and appealing as New Jersey guy called Jon, oddly enough. He is obsessively dedicated to watching porn and masturbating, which he prefers to the real thing, even when the sizzling Scarlett […]

Nov, 05

The Night of the Iguana ***** (1964, Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon) – Classic Movie Review 358

The 1964 film version of Tennessee Williams’s play The Night of the Iguana is beautifully handled by director John Huston, with the dream cast of Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr and Sue Lyon giving […]

Nov, 03

Priest **** (1994, Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle) – Classic Movie Review 330

Director Antonia Bird’s outstanding 1994 drama about a young, idealistic priest, Father Greg Pilkington (Linus Roache), who is struggling between his Catholic calling and his homosexuality, is extremely moving, persuasive and thought provoking. Arriving in […]

Oct, 27

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