Derek Winnert

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Death Wish II * (1981, Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia, J D Cannon, Anthony Franciosa) – Classic Movie Review 4239

Director Michael Winner’s horrible 1981 sequel to his original Death Wish (1974) tells another ugly story in which Charles Bronson’s troubled New York City architect Paul Kersey sets off on a new vigilante spree in Los […]

Aug, 25

Any Which Way You Can **½ (1980, Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Ruth Gordon, Geoffrey Lewis, Harry Guardino, Glen Campbell, William Smith) – Classic Movie Review 4105

Director Buddy Van Horn’s ragged but lusty 1980 action adventure Any Which Way You Can is the hasty sequel to Clint Eastwood’s surprise 1978 hit Every Which Way But Loose. It finds the ever-popular star […]

Jul, 30

Daughter of the Dragon *** (1931, Anna May Wong, Warner Oland, Sessue Hayakawa, Bramwell Fletcher) – Classic Movie Review 3889

Anna May Wong stars as the young and beautiful Chinese aristocrat Princess Ling Moy, who makes an unfortunate choice of address when she comes to live next door to evil genius Dr Fu Manchu (Warner Oland), who wants […]

Jun, 19

The Karate Kid **** (1984, Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove, William Zabka, Randee Heller, Chad McQueen) – Classic Movie Review 3,842

Ralph Macchio stars as bullied Italian-American teenager Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 martial arts drama film The Karate Kid. Macchio becomes more macho when his apartment’s handyman Mr Miyagi (Oscar-nominated Pat Morita) teaches him karate […]

Jun, 11

Undisputed ** (2002, Ving Rhames, Wesley Snipes, Peter Falk) – Classic Movie Review 3658

Ving Rhames stars as a top ranked heavyweight boxing champion called George ‘Ice Man’ Chambers who is jailed for rape – though he maintains that he is not guilty. Wesley Snipes also stars as Monroe Hutchen, […]

May, 04

Miles Ahead *** (2015, Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michael Stuhlbarg) – Movie Review

Co-writer/director/star Don Cheadle’s labour of love biopic is a free-wheeling, impressionistic exploration of the life and music of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991). This is Cheadle’s director début […]

Apr, 23

Private Lives *** (1931, Robert Montgomery, Norma Shearer, Reginald Denny, Una Merkel) – Classic Movie Review 3593

Director Sidney Franklin’s 1931 movie is a flat, stage bound and Americanised but still fairly amusing version of an all-time great classic stage comedy of manners by Noël Coward. One of the problems is that […]

Apr, 19

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