Derek Winnert

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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break [What a Man] ***** (1941, W C Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Errol, Franklin Pangborn, Margaret Dumont ) – Classic Movie Review 7395

Director Edward F Cline’s 1941 comedy Never Give a Sucker an Even Break finds the great W C Fields on superb form as ‘The Great Man’ in this story (written by him as Otis Criblecoblis) […]

Aug, 03

South of St Louis *** (1949, Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Dorothy Malone, Victor Jory, Bob Steele, Alan Hale Sr) – Classic Movie Review 7240

Joel McCrea, Zachary Scott and Victor Jory kick up some considerable sparks in director Ray Enright’s strongly cast, a notch or so above routine 1949 Western South of St Louis about the lives and loves […]

Jul, 01

Sicario 2: Soldado **** (2018, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Catherine Keener, Matthew Modine) – Movie Review

Very strong, extremely powerful action thriller that actually thrills, Del Toro and Brolin excellent, some great set pieces, a huge body count and astounding visuals. Italian director Stefano Sollima’s Sicario 2: Soldado [aka Sicario: Day […]

Jun, 27

The Last Sunset **** (1961, Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone, Carol Lynley, Joseph Cotten) – Classic Movie Review 6911

The incest theme and some fine performances from a top cast help to lift director Robert Aldrich’s weird, well-crafted, over-the-top 1961 Western way out of the rut. Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone, Carol Lynley, […]

Apr, 11

Old Gringo ***½ (1989, Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Smits) – Classic Movie Review 6882

Director Luis Puenzo’s 1989 historical romantic adventure drama stars Jane Fonda as Harriet Winslow, an American spinster who takes a job looking after the children of a wealthy family caught up in the revolution in […]

Apr, 03

The Undefeated ** (1969, John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Marian McCargo, Lee Meriwether, Ben Johnson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Antonio Aguilar, Bruce Cabot) – Classic Movie Review 6732

Even an enormous cast of renowned outdoor movie character players, a costly $7 million plus production and the big name star pairing of John Wayne and Rock Hudson cannot quite save director Andrew V McLaglen’s […]

Feb, 24

Around the Bend *** (2004, Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly) – Classic Movie Review 5578

Writer/ director Jordan Roberts’s humorous 2004 road movie is inspired by the relationship between Roberts and the absentee, substance-using father he barely knew, Robert Stone Jordan, latterly an indie film director/producer. It stars Christopher Walken as Turner Lair, Michael Caine as his father, […]

Dec, 10

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