Derek Winnert

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Big Momma’s House 2 (2006, Martin Lawrence, Emily Procter, Nia Long) – Classic Movie Review 10,990

Director John Whitesell’s farcical 2006 crime comedy Big Momma’s House 2 stars Martin Lawrence, who coasts smugly as FBI agent Malcolm Turner, forced again to disguise himself as a fat zany grandma, taking work undercover […]

Mar, 05

Every Little Crook and Nanny *** (1972, Lynn Redgrave, Victor Mature, Paul Sand) – Classic Movie Review 8518

The 1972 film Every Little Crook and Nanny is a surprisingly entertaining comedy about a mafioso (Victor Mature) losing his 12-year-old son (Phillip Graves) to his nanny (Lynn Redgrave) as she masterminds the kidnapping of […]

May, 29

Mary Poppins Returns ** (2018, Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters) – Movie Review

So it turns out that Mary Poppins can turn back time, and that’s what Disney can do too in this out-of-its-time sequel to Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins Returns is, as the title implies, supposed to […]

Jan, 10

Uptown Girls ** (2003, Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear, Jesse Spencer, Marley Shelton, Donald Faison, Austin Pendleton) – Classic Movie Review 7911

Producer-director Boaz Yakin’s 2003 Uptown Girls stars Brittany Murphy as socialite Molly Gunn, who falls on hard times and gets a job as nanny to an obnoxious eight-year-old, Ray (Dakota Fanning). Despite lots of dodgy […]

Dec, 16

The Guardian *** (1990, Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell, Brad Hall, Miguel Ferrer) – Classic Movie Review 7252

  ‘Tonight, while the world is asleep… an ancient evil is about to awaken.’ Director William Friedkin’s 1990 baby-sitter-from-hell movie The Guardian is a gripping horror film whose quality and entertainment value went scarcely noticed […]

Jul, 05

Tully **** (2018, Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, Ron Livingston, Elaine Tan) – Movie Review

Charlize Theron plays early middle-aged Marlo, a mother of three including, early in the movie, a newborn. Marlo is married to the nice but unengaged Drew (Ron Livingston), who spends his time in bed with […]

Apr, 26

The Nanny **** (1965, Bette Davis, Jill Bennett, William Dix, James Villiers, Wendy Craig, Pamela Franklin, Maurice Denham, Jack Watling) – Classic Movie Review 6943

Director Seth Holt’s 1965 suspense thriller The Nanny stars Bette Davis, who came to Britain to Elstree Studios to work for Hammer Film Productions as the supposedly devoted English Nanny with a dark secret in charge of a disturbed little 10-year-old boy […]

Apr, 18

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