Derek Winnert

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Darkman **** (1990, Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake) – Classic Movie Review 4589

Co-writer/ director Sam Raimi’s dynamic, visually stylish and thrilling Grand Guignol 1990 horror comic movie has its centre in an admirably grave performance from  Liam Neeson as Darkman. Bringing class and gravity, Neeson plays a […]

Nov, 04

The Mask of Fu Manchu *** (1932, Boris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen Morley, Charles Starrett, Myrna Loy, Jean Hersholt) – Classic Movie Review 3888

Directors Charles Brabin and (uncredited) Charles Vidor’s 1932 horror adventure stars Boris Karloff as novelist Sax Rohmer’s creepy villain Dr Fu Manchu, the evil genius who is stirred up to new evil by the beautiful […]

Jun, 19

Darkman **** (1990, Liam Neeson, Larry Drake, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels) – Classic Movie Review 3483

Co-writer/director Sam Raimi’s 1990 horror comic is a thrilling grand guignol horror movie. Liam Neeson gives an admirably grave performance as Peyton Westlake, a scientist who recreates himself as the shadowy avenger Darkman after he is […]

Mar, 20

The Phantom of the Opera **** (2004, Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Minnie Driver) – Classic Movie Review 3453

Gerard Butler makes a success of his surprise casting as the Phantom in Joel Schumacher’s opulent 2004 filming of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical version of the 1911 novel Le Fantöme de l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux. […]

Mar, 06

Scream 3 *** (2000, David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Patrick Dempsey, Parker Posey, Matt Kesslar, Lance Henriksen, Liev Schreiber, Scott Foley, Emily Mortimer) – Classic Movie Review 2831

Third time less lucky for director Wes Craven and star Neve Campbell in a much feebler teen chiller sequel. The survivors of Scream 2 are back for a third bout – supposedly the final chapter […]

Aug, 18

Onibaba [The Hole] ***** (1964, Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satô) – Classic Movie Review 2809

Writer-director Kaneto Shindo’s ultra-thrilling, scary and imaginative 1964 Japanese horror story is a brilliant original. Shindo’s plot is about a 14th century Japanese mother and her daughter-in-law, grieving for their beloved son and husband, who […]

Aug, 13

The Iron Mask ***** (1929, Douglas Fairbanks Sr, Marguerite De La Motte, Dorothy Revier, Nigel De Brulier, Leon Barry, Stanley J Stanford, Gino Conrado, Belle Bennett) – Classic Movie Review 2322

Producer-writer-star Douglas Fairbanks Sr’s 1929 sequel to his 1921 triumph The Three Musketeers reunites him with several members of the original cast. This marvellous Alexandre Dumas père swashbuckler is virtually the final fling of the […]

Mar, 28

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