Derek Winnert

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The Sinister Man ** (1961, Patrick Allen, John Bentley, Jacqueline Ellis) – Classic Movie Review 12,042

A body in the Thames; an ancient artefact missing. Clive Donner’s neatly done 1961 British crime thriller film The Sinister Man is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace. Director Clive Donner’s neatly done 1961 […]

Apr, 04

Spasms (1983, Peter Fonda, Oliver Reed, Kerrie Keane) – Classic Movie Review 11,149

‘The guardian of the gates of hell… the ultimate terror as it rips into your flesh.’ Director William Fruet’s 1983 Canadian film Spasms [Death Bite] stars Peter Fonda and Oliver Reed. The only spasms to […]

Apr, 29

Blackout *** (1950, Maxwell Reed, Dinah Sheridan, Patric Doonan) – Classic Movie Review 11,081

Robert S Baker and Monty Berman’s twisty 1950 British noir crime drama mystery thriller Blackout stars Dinah Sheridan and Maxwell Reed. This effective short 1950 British black and white support feature from the producer-director Robert S Baker […]

Apr, 08

The Flesh and the Fiends [Mania] *** (1960, Peter Cushing, June Laverick, George Rose, Donald Pleasence, Renée Houston, Billie Whitelaw, Dermot Walsh) – Classic Movie Review 10,872

Peter Cushing stars in The Flesh and the Fiends as medical doctor Robert Knox who buys human corpses for research from the real-life murderous Burke (George Rose) and Hare (Donald Pleasence) in 1828 Edinburgh. ‘A […]

Feb, 03

Mister Frost *** (1990, Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Baker, Alan Bates) – Classic Movie Review 10,013

‘Because I’m Chaos, it is my destiny to destroy.’ – Mister Frost. Alan Bates stars as British cop Felix Detweiler, who continues to pursue suave mass murderer Mister Frost (Jeff Goldblum) when he is transferred […]

Jul, 07

Weekend at Bernie’s II ** (1993, Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Terry Kiser, Troy Byer, Barry Bostwick) – Classic Movie Review 9448

Writer-director Robert Klane’s unexpected 1993 sequel Weekend at Bernie’s II to the 1989 hit comedy Weekend at Bernie’s centres on the hunt for the deceased mobster Bernie Lomax’s cash. Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman return […]

Mar, 01

Weekend at Bernie’s *** (1989, Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart) – Classic Movie Review 9285

Director Ted Kotcheff’s 1989 Weekend at Bernie’s is a spirited, even memorable try at that notoriously difficult genre – black comedy – in which New York insurance yuppies Larry Wilson and Richard Parker (Andrew McCarthy […]

Jan, 20

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