Derek Winnert

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Dark Blue *** (2002, Kurt Russell, Ving Rhames, Scott Speedman, Brendan Gleeson) – Classic Movie Review 2927

Kurt Russell is great as Eldon Perry, a corrupt LAPD cop in director Ron Shelton’s dark and often chilling 2003 thriller set during the racially-charged 1991 LA riots. The LAPD’s elite Special Investigations Squad is […]

Sep, 26

Thief [Violent Streets] **** (1981, James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina) – Classic Movie Review 2714

Writer-director Michael Mann’s intriguing and involving 1981 neo-noir heist thriller Thief is his cinema début as director after the TV movie The Jericho Mile in 1979. It showcases a rich and riveting James Caan performance […]

Jul, 17

He Walked by Night **** (1948, Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, James Cardwell, Whit Bissell, Dorothy Adams, Jack Webb) – Classic Movie Review 2393

‘Savage! searing! true! From the homicide files of the Los Angeles police.’ Scott Brady and James Cardwell play the Los Angeles police detectives, Sergeants Marty Brennan and Chuck Jones, assigned to lead the manhunt for a […]

Apr, 16

15 Minutes ** (2001, Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer) – Classic Movie Review 2302

Writer-director John Herzfeld’s 2001 thriller stars Robert De Niro as veteran homicide cop Detective Eddie Fleming, who resolves to track down a pair of psychopathic East European criminals (Karel Roden, Oleg Taktarov) manipulating the New York […]

Mar, 22

Superman II **** (1980, Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas, Jack O’Halloran) – Classic Movie Review 2240

Superman II was filmed back to back with the 1978 Superman and was three quarters completed when tensions arose between director Richard Donner and the producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind and a decision was made […]

Mar, 07

Illegal *** (1955, Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Albert Dekker, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield) – Classic Movie Review 2172

Director Lewis Allen’s intriguing 1955 film noir Illegal stars Edward G Robinson, Nina Foch, Albert Dekker and Hugh Marlowe. Robinson stars as canny former district attorney Victor Scott, who becomes a crooked lawyer for a […]

Feb, 12

Dumb and Dumber ** (1994, Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly) – Classic Movie Review 1963

Or Jim and Jeff’s no brainer. Writer-directors Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly’s 1994 comedy blockbuster stars Jim Carrey and Daniels as two idiots with incredibly bad haircuts who get mixed up in a kidnap plot. […]

Dec, 16

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