Derek Winnert

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Prime Cut **** (1972, Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Sissy Spacek) – Classic Movie Review 2964

The brilliant, controversial 1972 American action crime thriller film Prime Cut stars Lee Marvin as a Chicago mob enforcer sent to Kansas to collect a debt from a meatpacker boss (Gene Hackman) who grinds his enemies […]

Oct, 07

The Sicilian Clan [Le Clan des Siciliens] **** (1969, Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Lino Ventura, Irina Demick) – Classic Movie Review 2823

Co-writer/ director Henri Verneuil’s very satisfactory and entertaining plot-driven 1969 gangster action thriller The Sicilian Clan [Le Clan des Siciliens] is given a classy lift by a top-drawer French and Italian cast. The film is […]

Aug, 17

Suicide Kings **** (1997, Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Sean Patrick Flanery) – Classic Movie Review 2609

Christopher Walken stars as New York crime boss Charles Bennett, who is kidnapped from his favourite restaurant by four rich boys (Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Henry Thomas) and awakes to find himself […]

Jun, 17

The Set-Up ***** (1949, Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias, Alan Baxter, Wallace Ford) – Classic Movie Review 2,388

Robert Wise’s great 1949 fight game movie The Set-Up stars Robert Ryan in a knockout performance as a has-been fighter who won’t take a dive. Director Robert Wise’s great 1949 fight game movie The Set-Up […]

Apr, 14

Run all Night ***½ (2015, Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Boyd Holbrook) – Movie Review

Cast as long-time New York mobster pals, Liam Neeson and Ed Harris bring style, conviction and huge acting talent to an otherwise fairly average chase-movie action thriller. They might be slumming it, but what a difference real […]

Mar, 11

Illegal *** (1955, Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Albert Dekker, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield) – Classic Movie Review 2172

Director Lewis Allen’s intriguing 1955 film noir Illegal stars Edward G Robinson, Nina Foch, Albert Dekker and Hugh Marlowe. Robinson stars as canny former district attorney Victor Scott, who becomes a crooked lawyer for a […]

Feb, 12

The Departed ***** (2006, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg) – Classic Movie Review 1996

Martin Scorsese‘s spectacular 2006 crime thriller epic boldly remakes the 2002 Hong Kong cult favourite Infernal Affairs and hit the jackpot at the box office and the Oscars. winning four, including Best Motion Picture of the Year […]

Dec, 23

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