Derek Winnert

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Little Fockers *** (2010, Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Owen Wilson, Barbra Streisand, Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Alba, Blythe Danner, Laura Dern) – Classic Movie Review 4075

Ben Stiller returns as male super-nurse Gaylord Focker, who is tempted by super-sexy drugs rep Jessica Alba, especially when she gets much of her kit off. Nutty ex-CIA father-in-law Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro), the family […]

Jul, 24

Point Break ** (2015, Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Delroy Lindo, Teresa Palmer) – Movie Review

‘Everyone needs stories,’ says Luke Bracey. ‘Everyone needs to escape every once in a while.’ Well, yes, but is this the story that everyone needs? Everyone seemed to like it the first time Point Break (1991) when […]

Feb, 10

The Sandpiper * (1965, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint, Charles Bronson) – Classic Movie Review 3184

Vincente Minnelli’s hypnotically absurd and risibly awful Richard Burton-Elizabeth Taylor romantic melodrama The Sandpiper (1965) was made at the height of their fame when they had the pick of scripts. But they picked this one! […]

Dec, 23

Victor Frankenstein *** (2015, Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay) – Movie Review

Daniel Radcliffe is Igor and James McAvoy plays Victor Frankenstein in director Paul McGuigan’s enjoyable reworking of the familiar Frankenstein story that provides a bit of a new spin but doesn’t stray too far from […]

Dec, 01

Taking Lives ** (2004, Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Dano, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez, Tchéky Karyo) – Classic Movie Review 3026

Director D J Caruso’s teasing 2004 thriller starts by setting you up for a gripping thriller only to disappoint. In tiny roles, Kiefer Sutherland and Paul Dano do well as the centre part of the […]

Nov, 02

Seventh Son **½ (2014, Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges) – Movie Review

Ben Barnes heads the cast as young Tom Ward, who is apprenticed to the local Spook, old but still fighting fit Master Gregory (Jeff Bridges), to learn to fight evil spirits. Old Greg has sought […]

Mar, 26

Mortdecai ** (2015, Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Paul Bettany, Olivia Munn, Jeff Goldblum) – Movie Review

‘Sophistication has a name’ is the dangerous claim in the tagline for this remarkably unsophisticated movie. Johnny Depp stars in director David Koepp’s caper comedy as roguish, debonair English art dealer Charlie Mortdecai, who has to […]

Jan, 22

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