Derek Winnert

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Peeping Tom **** (1960, Carl Boehm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey, Maxine Audley) – Classic Movie Review 605

Director Michael Powell’s 1960 colour British psychological horror-thriller shocker Peeping Tom is an eye-opening insider’s look at voyeurism and the mechanics of the film-making process, disguised as a lurid psychological thriller. This nightmarishly disturbing horror movie is […]

Dec, 31

The Curse of Frankenstein ***** (1957, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Valerie Gaunt) – Classic Movie Review 458

Director Terence Fisher’s 1957 trailblazing Hammer Films studios Gothic horror movie The Curse of Frankenstein is told in flashback as Baron Victor Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) awaits execution for the murder of his maid Justine (Valerie Gaunt). […]

Nov, 27

Hollow Man *** (2000, Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, William Devane) – Classic Movie Review 341

In 2000, Kevin Bacon stars as gifted, Pentagon-funded scientist Sebastian Caine, who develops a secret invisibility serum for animals. He then tests it on himself — with horrifying results, especially since he hasn’t yet worked […]

Oct, 30

The Fly ***** (1986, Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz) – Classic Movie Review 194

‘I don’t think The Fly is mainstream,’ claims David Cronenberg. ‘A mainstream movie is one that isn’t going to rattle too many cages. No horror film is truly mainstream.’ Point taken, but nevertheless, when he […]

Aug, 26

The Bride of Frankenstein ***** (1935, Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Ernest Thesiger, Elsa Lanchester, Una O’Connor, Valerie Hobson, Gavin Gordon, Dwight Frye, Douglas Walton, E E Clive) – Classic Movie Review 32

Director James Whale’s 1935 sequel to his 1931 Frankenstein arguably turned out to be even better than the original, and confidently stakes its claim to being THE classic horror film of all time. Ernest Thesiger etches […]

Jul, 08

Frankenstein ***** (1931, Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Dwight Frye, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Edward Van Sloan) – Classic Movie Review 31

Made in 1931, this is still the archetypal horror film of all time, retaining its startling power to disturb and delight, and it is also high among the cinema’s most glorious and imaginative fairy-tales. The Baron […]

Jul, 08

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