Derek Winnert

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Raiders of the Lost Ark ***** (1981, Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman) – Classic Movie Review 1222

Director Steven Spielberg’s glorious, rip-roaring 1981 fantasy adventure epic stars Harrison Ford in one of his two or three most iconic performances as archaeologist and treasure hunter Indiana Jones. Indy is sent to find the […]

May, 16

The Last Stand (15) *** (2013, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Knoxville) – Movie Review

It seems like old times. There are photos of Brucie, Sly and Arnie all over town advertising their new movies. In his first star role in 10 years, the guvernator Arnold Schwarzenegger is back with […]

May, 03

Escape from New York **** (1981, Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence, Ernest Borgnine, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau) – Classic Movie Review 1177

Director/ co-writer John Carpenter’s tough and exciting futuristic action thriller, made in 1981 but set in 1997, sees the US President forced to land in Manhattan, now a prison ghetto full of baddies who take him […]

May, 03

Escape from L A ** (1996, Kurt Russell, Cliff Robertson, Georges Corraface, A J Langer, Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach, Bruce Campbell, Peter Fonda, Michelle Forbes, Pam Grier, Valeria Golino) – Classic Movie Review 1176

Director John Carpenter and star Kurt Russell reunite in 1996 for a fairly feeble, low-imagination, low-adrenaline sequel to 1981’s Escape from New York that plays more like a re-make. They shouldn’t have proceeded without a […]

May, 03

Resident Evil: Apocalypse *** (2004, Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr, Eric Mabius, Thomas Kretschmann, Sophie Vavasseur, Raz Adoti, Jared Harris, Mike Epps) – Classic Movie Review 1164

A welcome sequel to 2002’s $100 million hit Resident Evil, based on the popular video game, sees teenage boys’ dream Milla Jovovich returning to Raccoon City for more in-your-face kick-ass action. This time Milla’s Alice teams […]

May, 02

Kiss the Girls *** (1997, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn, Bill Nunn, Jeremy Piven, Brian Cox, Mena Suvari, Roma Maffia) – Classic Movie Review 889

The compelling 1997 thriller film Kiss the Girls stars Morgan Freeman as detective Alex Cross, who desperately follows the case in North Carolina of the abduction of his niece. Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes and Brian […]

Mar, 09

Cool Hand Luke ***** (1967, Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin, Richard Davalos, Jo Van Fleet, J D Cannon, Lou Antonio, Robert Drivas, Clifton James, Strother Martin, Dennis Hopper, Wayne Rogers, Anthony Zerbe, Ralph Waite) – Classic Movie Review 862

Paul Newman enjoys one of his most memorable and iconic cool roles as Cool Hand Luke in director Stuart Rosenberg’s tough, haunting and richly enjoyable 1967 prison movie classic. Gutsy prisoner Luke Jackson works on […]

Mar, 02

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