Derek Winnert

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Il Primo Giorno D’inverno [The First Day of Winter] *** (2008, Mattia De Gasperis, Michela Cova, Andrea Semeghini, Alberto Gerundo) – Classic Movie Review 12,713

The 2008 Italian drama film The First Day of Winter stars Mattia De Gasperis as Valerio, a lonely, introverted boy who can’t get on with others. He observes other boys sneakily and spies on a […]

Nov, 10

Not Knowing [Bilmemek] ***½ (2019, Emir Ozden, Senan Kara, Yurdaer Okur) – Classic Movie Review 12,523

Emir Ozden stars in the very worthwhile and worthy 2019 film Not Knowing [Bilmemek] as young Turkish water polo player Umut, who is relentlessly bullied and persecuted by his homophobic team-mates, with devastating consequences to […]

May, 28

The Upside ** (2017, Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman) – Movie Review

The Upside is a slightly uneasy and uncomfortable, but not unentertaining comedy drama, with awkward casting and a rough-hewn, sharp-edged script, which gets some laughs and a few tears, but loses out on the truthful […]

Jan, 12

The Happy Prince **** (2018, Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan, Edwin Thomas, Tom Wilkinson) – Movie Review

In his tour-de-force labour of love The Happy Prince, Rupert Everett tells the story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a pitiful wreck of a broken man, more sinned against than […]

Jun, 18

Superbad **** (2007, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Emma Stone, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen) – Classic Movie Review 3663

Director Greg Mottola’s hilarious 2007 American teen bromance comedy stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as high school senior losers Seth and Evan, inseparable best friends who lament their pathetic sad virginity and terrible social standing during their last weeks of high […]

May, 06

Flawless **** (1999, Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller) – Classic Movie Review 2020

Writer-director Joel Schumacher’s rather weird and wonderful 1999 comedy drama hits the spot, a success in large part to do with its two star performances. Though both cast to type – just imagine if they’d […]

Dec, 30

Diamonds Are Forever **** (1971, Sean Connery, Jill St John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell) – Classic Movie Review 953

Lana Wood: ‘I’m Plenty.’ Sean Connery: ‘I bet you are.’ Wood: ‘Plenty O’Toole.’ Connery: ’Named after your father?’ The 1971 spy thriller Diamonds Are Forever finds Sean Connery enjoying his sixth James Bond movie. Lana […]

Mar, 21

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