Derek Winnert

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein *** (1948, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lon Chaney Jr) – Classic Movie Review 5586

Well, actually Abbott and Costello’s Chick Young and Wilbur Grey Meet Frankenstein’s Monster, as well as Count Dracula, and the Werewolf. But then that’s not such a catchy title. Lon Chaney Jr plays the kindly Werewolf […]

Jun, 11

Colossal * (2016, Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell, Dan Stevens, Tim Blake Nelson) – Movie Review

Anne Hathaway stars as the hard-drinking, out-of-work writer Gloria, who is dumped and kicked out of his apartment by her unsympathetic English boyfriend Tim (Dan Stevens), who has had enough of her drinking and forgetfulness. […]

May, 21

Godzilla vs Gigan * (1972, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Yuriko Hishimi, Minoru Takashima) – Classic Movie Review 5391

Godzilla [Gojira], the dinosaur with radio-active breath, pals up with spiky-backed giant Angorus [Anguirus] to save trembling Earthlings from a devilish duo of space monster invaders – metallic bird Gigan [Gaigan] and King Ghidrah, the […]

May, 04

Curse of the Faceless Man *** (1958, Richard Anderson, Elaine Edwards, Adele Mara, Luis Van Rooten, Gar Moore, Felix Locher) – Classic Movie Review 5299

‘Entombed for eons – turned to stone – seeking women, women, women!’ Stone-encrusted Pompeii lava-man Quintillus Aurelius (Bob Bryant) is found petrified in the ground and unearthed by an excavator. He then rises up from […]

Apr, 16

Kong: Skull Island *** (2017, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman, John C Reilly) – Movie Review

It is 1971, and America is afflicted by the twin monsters of the Vietnam War and Nixon, and a team of explorers and soldiers want to get away from it all – and travel to […]

Mar, 08

Viking Women and the Sea Serpent ** (1957, Abby Dalton, Susan Cabot, Brad Jackson, June Kenney, Richard Devon) – Classic Movie Review 5002

Cult horror producer-director Roger Corman’s 1957 fantasy adventure is spirited cheerful nonsense if amateurish and scarily cheap looking. That is not surprising as it cost only $110,000 and took 10 days to make! It stars […]

Feb, 06

How to Make a Monster ** (1958, Robert H Harris, Paul Brinegar, Gary Conway, Gary Clarke, John Ashley) – Classic Movie Review 4998

‘Werewolf, meet Frankenstein. Shake hands and come out snarling.’ Director Herbert L Strock’s amusing, odd and fairly inventive 1958 horror movie stars Robert H Harris, Paul Brinegar, Gary Conway as Tony Mantell (Teenage Frankenstein) and Gary […]

Feb, 05

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