Derek Winnert

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The Yakuza ***** (1974, Robert Mitchum, Takakura Ken, Brian Keith) – Classic Movie Review 2,716

Sydney Pollack’s startling 1974 neo-noir gangster thriller film The Yakuza is the stomach-churning tale of Japanese crime syndicate members who abduct a rich US businessman’s daughter. Robert Mitchum stars as the ex-GI assigned to trace […]

Jul, 17

The Friends of Eddie Coyle ***** (1973, Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats, Alex Rocco, Joe Santos, Mitchell Ryan) – Classic Movie Review 2715

Director Peter (Bullitt) Yates’s 1973 neo-noir crime thriller The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a highly impressive and often exhilarating gem. Robert Mitchum enjoys one of his best parts in the Seventies as Eddie ‘Fingers’ Coyle, […]

Jul, 17

The Raven **** (1935, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Irene Ware, Lester Matthews, Inez Courtney, Spencer Charters, Ian Wolfe) – Classic Movie Review 2677

The great Thirties fright team of Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff are happily re-paired for the highly estimable 1935 Universal Studios horror item The Raven, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem. Director Lew Landers re-assembles […]

Jul, 07

Lethal Weapon 3 ** (1992, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Rene Russo, Joe Pesci, Stuart Wilson) – Classic Movie Review 2659

‘Nobody’s dead.’ ‘Hey, the night’s young.’  Yes, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover (as rogue cops Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh) and Joe Pesci (as Leo Getz) reunite for director Richard Donner’s fast-talking, action packed but somewhat […]

Jul, 02

Lady for a Day **** (1933, Warren William, May Robson, Guy Kibbee, Jean Parker, Glenda Farrell) – Classic Movie Review 2610

Co-writer/producer/director Frank Capra’s 1933 classic is a timeless tearjerker about Apple Annie, a poor Times Square apple-saleswoman (May Robson) who is transformed into a lady for a day by racketeer Dave the Dude (Warren William) […]

Jun, 17

The Big Combo **** (1955, Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Jean Wallace) – Classic Movie Review 2,569

Joseph H Lewis’s classic 1955 B-movie film noir thriller The Big Combo is ultra-tough for its day. It pushed a few boundaries and got into censorship problems with its slant on a regulation tale about […]

Jun, 07

Force of Evil ***** (1948, John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor) – Classic Movie Review 2556

Co-writer/director Abraham Polonsky’s dynamic, first-rate 1948 film noir crime thriller stars John Garfield, who gives a superlative performance as Joe Morse, a gangster’s attorney who lets his greed overcome his sense of morality. Morse is […]

Jun, 06

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