Derek Winnert

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Christine *** (1983, Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Harry Dean Stanton, Christine Belford, Roberts Blossom, Kelly Preston) – Classic Movie Review 4566

Stephen King’s ‘Herbie Goes Homicidal’ story about a 1957 red Plymouth Fury car called Christine revs onto the screen in 1983 in the more than capable hands of director John Carpenter. Now, 21 years after it […]

Oct, 30

Tommy Boy ½ (1995, Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy, Dan Aykroyd, Julie Warner, Rob Lowe, Bo Derek) – Classic Movie Review 4553

Saturday Night Live players Chris Farley and David Spade team up for director Peter Segal’s unbearable, utterly moronic, slapstick 1995 American teen comedy with a soft head and an equally soft heart that needs to […]

Oct, 28

When a Stranger Calls *** (1979, Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Tony Beckley, Colleen Dewhurst, Rachel Roberts, Ron O’Neal, Rutanya Alda) – Classic Movie Review 4525

Co-writer/ director Fred Walton’s 1979 cult horror thriller follows in the wake of the similar but better Halloween (1978), but is held together by the powerful presence of excellent Charles Durning as John Clifford, the cop obsessively […]

Oct, 24

The Big Boss [Táng Shān Dà Xiōng] *** (1971, Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien, Tony Liu) – Classic Movie Review 4456

Bruce Lee shows off his kung-fu prowess to great, exciting advantage in writer-director Lo Wei’s otherwise mundane and predictable 1971 Hong Kong martial arts cult action thriller. Lee plays Cheng Chao-an in a familiar story in which he […]

Oct, 05

White Zombie **** (1932, Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Joseph Cawthorn) – Classic Movie Review 4422

Director Victor Halperin’s haunting 1932 74-minute horror movie White Zombie is all too cheaply made and mostly poorly acted. But it is a vintage classic none the less thanks to its exotic sets, eerie atmosphere, strange […]

Sep, 27

The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie *½ (1989, Ron Fazio, Rick Collins, Phoebe Legere, John Altamura) – Classic Movie Review 4379

Producers-directors Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman’s 1989 second sequel in their cheapo horror spoof trilogy is thin and by no means totally satisfying so don’t expect too much. But it is often still surprisingly funny […]

Sep, 18

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman *** (1958, Allison Hayes, William Hudson, Yvette Vickers) – Classic Movie Review 4345

Allison Hayes stars as beautiful, rich, bikini-clad socialite Nancy Archer who closely encounters a bald-headed, transparent alien, who turns her into a giantess. This turns out to be a mixed blessing. This tall story is a case […]

Sep, 11

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