Derek Winnert

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Tape *** (2001, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Uma Thurman) – Classic Movie Review 10,711

‘Some things can’t be erased’. Richard Linklater’s 2001 drama Tape is a digital-video film version of Stephen Belber’s stage play, with the screenplay also by Stephen Belber, in a single location and single set production. […]

Dec, 27

Fool for Love ** (1985, Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Harry Dean Stanton, Randy Quaid) – Classic Movie Review 9402

Director Robert Altman’s 1985 drama Fool for Love is a rather tedious and disappointing film version of a riveting Sam Shepard stage play, which seems ideally cast with the author himself as the cowpoke Eddie, […]

Feb, 19

Motel Hell ** (1980, Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons) – Classic Movie Review 8745

Rory Calhoun stars as an extremely creepy old man called Farmer Vincent Smith, who runs the Motel Hello with his sister Ida (Nancy Parsons), and sells meat that originates with the customers – unsuspecting kidnapped […]

Jul, 22

The Florida Project ** (2017, Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite) – Movie Review

Willem Dafoe gives a knockout performance as the anxiety-ridden manager of a down-at-heel Florida motel in the environs of Disney World. Layered, textured and fascinating, it is certainly one of the best performances this always interesting […]

Nov, 11

Nightbreed *** (1990, Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, Charles Haid) – Classic Movie Review 6112

Writer-director Clive Barker (Hellraiser) adapts his own novel Cabal for this intelligent 1990 horror thriller starring Craig Sheffer as Aaron Boone / Cabal, a demented serial killer forced to hide in a legendary mythical city called Midian peopled by […]

Oct, 19

Bates Motel * (1987, Bud Cort, Lori Petty, Moses Gunn, Jason Bateman, Gregg Henry) – Classic Movie Review 5864

After three Psycho films, Norman Bates gives his infamous Bates Motel boarding house over to Alex West (Bud Cort), an equally insane inmate of his asylum, who, once released, wastes no time in following in […]

Aug, 06

Psycho III ** (1986, Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey) – Classic Movie Review 5863

Anthony Perkins grabs his chance to direct, as well as star in, this 1986 Psycho second sequel, the reward for agreeing to his third appearance as Norman Bates. The 1983 first sequel Psycho II is a […]

Aug, 06

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