Derek Winnert

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Godzilla *** (2014, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, David Strathairn, Juliette Binoche) – Movie Review

The 355-ft fire-breathing Japanese lizard is back, and so is wide-eyed, constantly frowning 5ft 11in Aaron Taylor-Johnson as a US naval officer in San Francisco who goes to Japan to help his troubled scientist dad […]

May, 15

Gods and Monsters **** (1998, Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave) – Classic Movie Review 264

Ian McKellen and Lynn Redgrave finally both won Oscar nominations for their enjoyably extravagant turns in the crowd-pleasing 1998 behind-the-cameras movie Gods and Monsters. Brendan Fraser plays gardener Clayton Boone, a young ex-marine. After 30-odd […]

Oct, 01

Alien: Resurrection **** (1997, Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman, Michael Wincott, Dan Hedaya, J E Freeman, Brad Dourif) – Classic Movie Review 192

‘It’s already too late!’ – film poster. ‘My mommy always said there were no monsters. No real ones. But there are.’ – Ripley. Earning $11 million, a muscled-up Sigourney Weaver is back for Alien: Resurrection as […]

Aug, 26

This Sweet Sickness [Dites-lui que je l’aime] **** (1977, Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Claude Piéplu, Dominique Laffin) – Classic Movie Review 188

Gérard Depardieu stars as a dangerously disturbed young accountant in the 1977 French psychological thriller This Sweet Sickness [Dites-lui que je l’aime], a mesmerising study in obsession, sickness and despair adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s novel. […]

Aug, 25

Monsters, Inc. ***** (2001, voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Mary Gibbs) – Classic Movie Review 141

This massively delightful, deliciously quirky 2002 computer animation from Pixar, the makers of Toy Story and A Bug’s Life, is a guaranteed monster hit for all audiences, created with every ounce of the company’s originality […]

Aug, 09

Monsters University **** (2013, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren) – Movie Review

A very pleasant prequel to a very pleasing original, Monsters University has slightly more trouble scaring up the laughs than its brilliant 2001 predecessor Monsters Inc. But it still gets by very nicely on its infectiously […]

Jul, 09

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