Derek Winnert

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Tomcats *** (2001, Jerry O’Connell, Shannon Elizabeth, Jake Busey) – Classic Movie Review 1019

Game for anything that will raise a laugh, Jerry O’Connell is very amusing in writer-director Gregory Poirier’s wild and wacky 2001 comedy. While artificial and not specially out of the ordinary, it nevertheless remains generally […]

Mar, 30

Sweet Sixteen **** (2002, Martin Compston, Michelle Coulter, Annmarie Fulton, William Ruane) – Classic Movie Review 949

Martin Compston is superb in his debut as Liam, a Scottish teenager from a tough background who sets out to raise the money for a home once his mother Jean (Michelle Coulter) gets out of […]

Mar, 20

Casino Royale *** (2006, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino) – Classic Movie Review 838

Daniel Craig was named as the sixth actor to play James Bond in October 2005, following Pierce Brosnan’s surprise departure from the role after Die Another Day in 2002. Allegedly the popular Brosnan was asking for […]

Feb, 18

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde **** (1941, Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner) – Classic Movie Review 780

Victor Fleming’s 1941 remake of the 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson classic novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde met with poor reviews in its day. Despite it drawbacks, mainly the casting, Dr […]

Jan, 31

Grudge Match ** (2013, Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Kim Basinger, Alan Arkin, Jon Bernthal, Kevin Hart) – Movie Review

Robert De Niro is 71 and Sylvester Stallone a mere stripling at 67. In any other business, they’d have been retired, but in the showbusiness they’re about the busiest folks around. Somehow, they’ve managed to keep […]

Jan, 22

Amores Perros ***** (2000, Gael García Bernal, Emilio Echevarría, Goya Toledo) – Classic Film Review 715

This deservedly, hugely acclaimed, Oscar-nominated 2000 thriller tells the stories of three men struggling to survive, whose lives become inextricably linked by two dogs and a car crash in the heart of a violent and […]

Jan, 18

Two Hands **** (1999, Heath Ledger, Bryan Brown, Rose Byrne, Susie Porter, David Field, Steven Vidler, Tom Long, Tony Forrow, Dale Kalnins) – Classic Movie Review 624

‘It seemed simple. Just deliver the cash.’ The 20-year-old Heath Ledger makes a strong early impression on his way to stardom in writer-director Gregor Jordan’s taut, atmospheric, flashy-looking little 1999 Australian lowlife urban crime thriller. […]

Jan, 04

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