Derek Winnert

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Elizabethtown **** (2005, Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Paul Schneider, Jessica Biel, Judy Greer) – Classic Movie Review 611

Writer-director Cameron Crowe’s 2005 film is another warm-hearted, deliciously quirky treat from the maker of Jerry Maguire. Orlando Bloom stars as a shoe designer called Drew Baylor, who decides to commit suicide after being responsible […]

Jan, 02

Spider-Man 2 ***** (2004, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, James Franco, Rosemary Harris, J K Simmons) – Classic Movie Review 581

Can they spin another great yarn? Yep, they sure can! Director Sam Raimi’s 2004 sensational sequel Spider-Man 2, picking up where the 2002 blockbuster Spider-Man left off, is, if anything, even more awesome than the […]

Dec, 28

Mystic River ***** (2003, Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon) – Classic Movie Review 468

Sean Penn won a well-deserved best actor Oscar as Jimmy Markum, a Boston ex-con who takes the law into his own hands when he thinks one of his childhood buddies, Dave Boyle, has murdered his teenage […]

Dec, 04

Kill Bill: Vol 2 **** (2004, Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah) – Classic Movie Review 365

Okay, now it’s April 2004, but where were we eight months ago with Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Vol 1? Oh yeah, The Bride (Uma Thurman) has survived a massacre on her wedding day and is […]

Nov, 04

The Hound of the Baskervilles **** (1939, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, John Carradine) – Classic Film Review 314

Memorable as the first appearance of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Holmes and Watson, the 1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles is a delightful vintage mystery treat. It is the first of their 14 […]

Oct, 23

Final Destination **** (2000, Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Seann William Scott, Brendan Fehr, Amanda Detmer, Tony Todd) – Classic Movie Review 271

James Wong’s 2000 film Final Destination is a great fun, cleverly staged teen chiller. It is ingeniously written by Jeffrey Reddick, with effective performances (especially by Devon Sawa) and scary set pieces. Director James Wong’s […]

Oct, 05

The Omen **** (2006, Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick) – Classic Film Review 248

The slick and exciting 2006 horror thriller remake film The Omen is unexpectedly good, a whole load better than could possibly have been imagined. Liev Schreiber is first rate in Gregory Peck’s old role as […]

Sep, 18

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