Derek Winnert

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Padre Padrone **** (1977, Fabrizio Forte, Saverio Marconi, Omero Antonutti, Marcella Michelangeli) – Classic Movie Review 6.927

The Taviani brothers won the Palme d’Or and the FIPRESCI prize for Padre Padrone at the Cannes Film Festival in 1977. Based on the autobiography of Gavino Ledda, the writer-director Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Brothers’ masterly, […]

Apr, 16

Brad’s Status **** (2017, Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Jenna Fischer, Michael Sheen) – Movie Review

Excellent – thoughtful and amusing, with a tremendous, clever and witty screenplay, and Ben Stiller great. Writer-director Mike White’s charming 2017 comedy drama is absolutely excellent, with a role as an under-achieving middle-ager that fits […]

Jan, 09

Last Flag Flying **** (2017, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, Steve Carell) – Movie Review

Director Richard Linklater’s poignant 2017 drama, based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan, is absolutely first rate. There are three marvellous performances, a great script, some tremendous bitter-sweet moments, and a wonderful tear-jerking ending. Bryan […]

Dec, 16

The Dinner **** (2017, Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Hall, Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny) – Movie Review

Guess who’s coming to dinner? Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall are. And it all because their teenage sons, Charlie Plummer, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick and Miles J Harvey, have got into quite a spot of bother. Coogan […]

Dec, 08

Wonder **½ (2017, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, Noah Jupe, Mandy Patinkin, Izabela Vidovic) – Movie Review

Lionsgate is the studio that started developing this feature film adaptation of R J Palacio’s debut novel Wonder right back in 2012. It proved a good decision. It has already grossed $73 million worldwide on a $20 […]

Dec, 02

Suburbicon ** (2017, Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Noah Jupe) – Movie Review

This disappointing, misjudged, awkwardly plotted Coen Brothers-style dark comedy crime thriller just doesn’t catch fire despite the frenzied efforts of the talented cast and director. I say Coen Brothers-style film, and they originally wrote the script […]

Nov, 30

Daddy’s Home 2 * (2017, Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, John Lithgow, Linda Cardellini, John Cena) – Movie Review

If you want to put yourself in a bad mood before Christmas, this is an even better bet than A Bad Moms Christmas. A dismally unfunny, slapstick, sentimental script sinks this wretched seasonal sequel to […]

Nov, 19

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