Derek Winnert

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I, the Jury *** (1982, Armand Assante, Barbara Carrera, Laurene Landon, Alan King, Geoffrey Lewis, Paul Sorvino) – Classic Movie Review 11,397

The 1982 neo-noir crime thriller remake I, the Jury stars Armand Assante as mean, moody, morose gumshoe Mike Hammer. Director Richard T Heffron’s effective and exciting 1982 American neo-noir crime thriller remake I, The Jury […]

Jul, 17

Showdown in Little Tokyo ** (1991, Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) – Classic Movie Review 11,340

Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee form a good screen partnership in the 1991 crime film Showdown in Little Tokyo. Producer-director Mark L Lester’s 1991 crime film Showdown in Little Tokyo is an extremely crude and […]

Jun, 24

The Greene Murder Case **** (1929, William Powell, Florence Eldredge, Ullrich Haupt, Jean Arthur, Eugene Pallette, E H Calvert) – Classic Movie Review 11,313

‘PHILO VANCE Solves Another Sensational Mystery!’ Director Frank Tuttle’s 1929 mystery thriller talking picture The Greene Murder Case is produced and released by Paramount Pictures and stars William Powell in his second appearance (of four) […]

Jun, 16

The Benson Murder Case *** (1930, William Powell, William ‘Stage’ Boyd, Eugene Pallette) – Classic Movie Review 11,311

Director Frank Tuttle’s 1930 American pre-Code crime mystery thriller film The Benson Murder Case, written by creator S S Van Dine and Bartlett Cormack, is the third of four films to star William Powell as […]

Jun, 15

Compromising Positions *** (1985, Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Edward Herrmann) – Classic Movie Review 10,977

Director Frank Perry’s 1985 Compromising Positions is written by Susan Isaacs and based on her novel, and has a special cast in Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Edward Herrmann, Judith Ivey, Mary Beth Hurt and Joe […]

Mar, 02

Still of the Night *** (1982, Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy) – Classic Movie Review 10,887

Writer-director Robert Benton’s sophisticated but old-fashioned 1982 Still of the Night, his follow-on from his 1979 big hit Kramer vs Kramer, reunites him with Meryl Streep for a surprisingly run-of-the-mill Hitchcockian suspense thriller. But, though […]

Feb, 06

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror ** (1938, George Curzon, Tod Slaughter, Greta Gynt) – Classic Movie Review 10,875

Director George King’s 1938 black and white British crime thriller Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror stars George Curzon as super-sleuth Sexton Blake who, along with Tony Sympson as Tinker, investigates a case of stolen […]

Feb, 03

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