Derek Winnert

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The Spirit of the Beehive [El espíritu de la colmena] **** (1973, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Tellería) – Classic Movie Review 9179

Director Victor Erice’s sweet and sensitive 1973 Spanish film The Spirit of the Beehive [El espíritu de la colmena] was an international success, with its compelling original screenplay kindling art house movie-goers’ fascination for its fantasy […]

Dec, 21

The Crater Lake Monster * (1977, Richard Cardella, Glen Roberts, Mark Siegel) – Classic Movie Review 8598

Director William R Stromberg’s hopelessly inept 1977 horror fantasy movie The Crater Lake Monster lacks in thrills, chills and terror and scores only for unintentional laughs, wooden performances and an OK animated dinosaur monster (stop […]

Jun, 16

Godzilla: King of the Monsters * (2019, Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown) – Movie Review

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) is a boring, plot-free filler film between Godzilla (2014) and Godzilla vs. Kong (2020). Admittedly the 131 minutes move swiftly and painlessly by in a slick, professional package. It has one […]

Jun, 01

Reptilicus * (1961, Carl Ottosen, Ann Smymer, Bent Mejding, Asbjørn Andersen, Povl Wøldike) – Classic Movie Review 8348

Director Sidney W Pink’s 1961 low-budget monster movie Reptilicus is a pretty daft and badly done sci-fi horror action movie, in which part of a prehistoric monster’s frozen tail is discovered by copper miners and […]

Apr, 09

Grizzly ** (1976, Christopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard Jaeckel) – Classic Movie Review 8304

Here we go with another urban dweller’s holiday nightmare as this time a monster bear attacks the vacationers at a US national park. As the park ranger and his posse try to stop the bear’s […]

Mar, 28

It’s Alive II [It Lives Again] *** (1978, Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd, John P Ryan, Andrew Duggan) – Classic Movie Review 8295

There are three mutant toddlers this time in director Larry Cohen’s 1978 It’s Alive II [It Lives Again], the goodish, dark-toned, serious-minded horror sequel to his 1974 hit It’s Alive, in which Frank Davies (again […]

Mar, 25

Destroy All Monsters [Kaijû Sôshingeki] *** (1968, Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi) – Classic Movie Review 8267

Co-writer/ director Ishirô Honda’s amusing 1968 Japanese Sci-Fi horror movie Destroy All Monsters [Kaijû Sôshingeki] has plenty of action and of course lots of monsters but little plot, and it gains an extra star for […]

Mar, 19

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