Derek Winnert

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Last Orders ***½ (2001, Michael Caine, Ray Winstone, Helen Mirren, Bob Hoskins, David Hemmings, Tom Courtenay) – Classic Movie Review 1363

Writer-director Fred Schepisi bases his touching 2001 film on the acclaimed novel by Graham Swift. Ray, Lenny, Vic and Vince, four long-time old drinking pals travel to Margate to cast the ashes of their buddy, London […]

Jun, 27

When Harry Met Sally… **** (1989, Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby, Steven Ford, Lisa Jane Persky) – Classic Movie Review 1265

Written by Nora Ephron, director Rob Reiner’s 1989 hilarious and perceptive adult romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally… has a fascinating topic on its mind. It is a truthful, feel-good film that broke through at […]

May, 30

The Portrait of a Lady **** (1996, Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich) – Classic Movie Review 1264

Director Jane Campion’s 1996 period drama literary adaptation is a chilly but excellent version of the Henry James novel, set in 1870s England. Everything about it is extremely plush, subtle, expert and just right. Nicole […]

May, 28

I Declare War *** (2012, Siam Yu, Kolton Stewart, Gage Munroe) – Movie Review

A group of 12-year-old boys and one girl play out a lively war game of Capture the Flag in the local woods. In best Lord of the Flies fashion, the summer war games turn deadly serious with […]

May, 08

The Dreamers **** (2003, Michael Pitt, Eva Green, Louis Garrel) – Classic Movie Review 1018

With the help of Gilbert Adair’s sharp, provocative, intelligent and informative yet ultimately poignant screenplay, based on his own novel, director Bernardo Bertolucci returns to the scene of his Last Tango in Paris and this time […]

Mar, 29

Road Trip *** (2000, Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, D J Qualls, Paolo Costanzo) – Classic Movie Review 958

Co-writer/director Todd Phillips’s 2000 comedy is a hoot from the man who went on to make Old School and The Hangover, which are much in the same vein. Breckin Meyer stars as New York student […]

Mar, 22

Y Tu Mamá También **** (2001, Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, Maribel Verdú) – Classic Movie Review 823

Sex Mex! Alfonso Cuarón’s 2001 Mexican coming of age road film Y Tu Mamá También stars Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal and Maribel Verdú. Sex Mex! Two sex and drugs obsessed teenage Mexican boys, Tenoch […]

Feb, 13

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