Derek Winnert

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11 Harrowhouse **** (1974, Candice Bergen, Charles Grodin, James Mason, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard) – Classic Movie Review 10,971

Director Aram Avakian’s 1974 British diamond heist comedy thriller movie Eleven Harrowhouse [Anything for Love] is based on the novel by Gerald A Browne. Eleven Harrowhouse is the London address of the world clearing house for […]

Feb, 27

Mister Jerico *** (1970, Patrick Macnee, Connie Stevens, Herbert Lom) – Classic Movie Review 10,016

Director Sidney Hayers’s 1970 adventure thriller Mister Jericho stars Patrick Macnee, who is on good form as conman Mister Dudley Jericho, who sets out to Malta to grab a fabled diamond from ultra-rich corrupt millionaire Victor […]

Jul, 08

Ocean’s Eight ** (2018, Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Helena Bonham Carter, Awkwafina) – Movie Review

Sandra Bullock stars as heist mastermind Danny Ocean’s sister Debbie Ocean, who gets out of jail after five years and assembles an all-female team to rob the New York City’s yearly Met Gala of a priceless Cartier […]

Jun, 14

Modesty Blaise *** (1966, Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde) – Classic Movie Review 2267

The normally very serious-minded Joseph Losey reunites in 1966 with Dirk Bogarde, his star from The Servant and King and Country, for an engaging, kitsch, tongue-in-cheek Avengers-style Swinging Sixties comic spy spoof based on the […]

Mar, 15

Plastic **½ (2014, Ed Speleers, Will Poulter, Alfie Allen, Emma Rigby, Thomas Kretschmann, Sebastian De Souza) – Movie Review

Ed Speleers and Will Poulter star as two arrogant little young London conmen, Sam and Fordy, who are very pleased with themselves as they run a credit card fraud scheme. Fortunately, life is going to teach them […]

May, 01

A Fish Called Wanda ***** (1988, John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin) – Classic Movie Review 350

Star-writer John Cleese’s marvellous 1988 comedy gem A Fish Called Wanda is a hilarious fusion of old-time cosy fun and Eighties cynicism, of English eccentricity and American pizzazz. Crooks get more than they bargain for […]

Nov, 02

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