Derek Winnert

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Dartmoor Killing *** (2015, Rebecca Night, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Callum Blue, David Hayman, Lewis Peek) – Movie Review

Late twenty-something townies Susan and Becky (Rebecca Night, Gemma-Leah Devereux) leave the town for a quiet weekend hiking on Dartmoor. Haven’t they seen any movies? Don’t go on the moors! Some weird bloke called Chris […]

Sep, 13

The Man in the Moon **** (1991, Reese Witherspoon, Jason London, Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Gail Strickland) – Classic Movie Review 2883

Director Robert Mulligan’s lovely 1991 romantic drama stars Reese Witherspoon as an adolescent girl, the 14-year-old Dani Trant, who falls head over heels for her older cousin Court Foster (Jason London). He in turn fancies her […]

Sep, 05

Summer Stock **** (1950, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Eddie Bracken, Gloria DeHaven, Marjorie Main, Phil Silvers) – Classic Movie Review 2513

Director Charles Walters’s 1950 Technicolor musical Summer Stock is the third and last pairing of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. Poignantly, and sadly, it is the troubled Garland’s final movie for her studio MGM. She […]

May, 23

Whistle Down the Wind ***** (1961, Alan Bates, Hayley Mills, Bernard Lee, Norman Bird) – Classic Movie Review 2424

Hayley Mills leads a group of three kids who find a fugitive from justice (Alan Bates) in Whistle Down the Wind. Bryan Forbes’s beautifully crafted first film as director is full of memorable performances and […]

Apr, 24

State Fair **** (1945, Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Charles Winninger, Fay Bainter, Vivian Blaine) – Classic Movie Review 2196

Director Walter Lang’s popular 1945 musical is a pleasing 40s musical version of Philip Strong’s novel and the 1933 movie version, this time with a top score by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It […]

Feb, 21

Shenandoah **** (1965, James Stewart, Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett) – Classic Movie Review 2047

Director Andrew V McLaglen’s exciting vehicle for the 57-year-old James Stewart, who was still a major star and box-office attraction in 1965, is a near-classic Western soap opera that mixes action and melodrama to good […]

Jan, 04

The Grapes of Wrath ***** (1940, Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine) – Classic Movie Review 1825

Best Director John Ford and Best Supporting Actress Jane Darwell both won essential Oscars for this stupendous 1940 film of the John Steinbeck story about the odyssey of the Joads. They are a poor Oklahoma farming […]

Nov, 10

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