Derek Winnert

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The Rover ***½ (2014, Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy) – Movie Review

At 47, a scarily ravaged-looking Guy Pearce stars as Eric, a hardened, cold-blooded drifter loner who relentlessly pursues the men who stole his car, which he cares for passionately as his last remaining possession, across the […]

Aug, 14

Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog *** (1995, Jesse Bradford) – Classic Movie Review 1534

Jesse Bradford is super as young Angus McCormick (aged 14), who finds himself washed ashore in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest after a storm capsizes his boat at sea and separates him from his […]

Aug, 10

Greyfriars Bobby *** (2005, James Cosmo, Christopher Lee) – Classic Movie Review 1448

Greyfriars Bobby was a Skye terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for supposedly spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner until he died himself on 14 January 1872. Remaking and reworking Walt […]

Jul, 19

Greyfriars Bobby **** (1960, Donald Crisp, Laurence Naismith, Andrew Cruickshank) – Classic Movie Review 1447

It’s Scotland in 1865, and Old Jock (Alex Mackenzie), an ancient, kind-hearted shepherd man, is fired by his callous employees and is followed by his cute wee Skye terrier doggie when he heads for the […]

Jul, 18

Babe ***** (1995, James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh) – Classic Movie Review 1391

It’s a real pig to make a successful film with universal appeal to adults and children alike, so this 1995 Aussie heart-warmer is as great a surprise as it is a delight. Now this is […]

Jul, 03

Trafic [Traffic] ***** (1971, Jacques Tati, Marcel Fraval, Honoré Bostel) – Classic Movie Review 1319

Co-writer/director/star Jacques Tati’s endearing 1971 comedy masterpiece finds him in his familiar guise as his famous character of the amiably bumbling Monsieur Hulot. This time he is an automobile designer who works for Altra Motors, a […]

Jun, 13

The Awful Truth ***** (1937, Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy) – Classic Movie Review 1247

Producer/director Leo McCarey won the 1938 Oscar as Best Director for the awfully fast and funny screwball comedy The Awful Truth, which was nominated for six Academy awards. Irene Dunne kicks up a storm in […]

May, 24

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