Derek Winnert

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The Adventures of Pluto Nash * (2002, Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán) – Classic Movie Review 5078

In 2087, a moon-based nightclub owner is targeted by space gangsters plotting to profit from his hard work. Directed by Ron Underwood, Eddie Murphy’s 2002 sci-fi comedy is ambitious and has a good cast but […]

Feb, 28

The Captain’s Paradise *** (1953, Alec Guinness, Celia Johnson, Yvonne De Carlo, Peter Bull, Charles Goldner) – Classic Movie Review 5018

Producer-director Anthony Kimmins’s welcome 1953 British black and white comedy The Captain’s Paradise stars Alec Guinness as Henry St James, the ferryboat captain happily chugging between Gibraltar and Tangiers, enjoying the bigamous luxury of different […]

Feb, 10

Tonight for Sure ** (1962, Karl Schanzer, Don Kenney, Marli Renfro) – Classic Movie Review 4737

Francis Ford Coppola’s first film, made when he was 23, is a 1962 sexploitation Western softcore comedy, co-written with Jerry Shaffer, set in August 1961 on the Sunset Strip, Tonight for Sure stars Karl Schanzer […]

Dec, 10

No Orchids for Miss Blandish * (1948, Jack La Rue, Hugh McDermott, Linden Travers) – Classic Movie Review 4,766

The 1948 British thriller film No Orchids for Miss Blandish of the novel by James Hadley Chase landed in a censorship row after it was passed in the UK with an uncut ‘A’ rating and […]

Dec, 06

Urban Cowboy ***½ (1980, John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn) – Classic Movie Review 4675

Co-writer/ director James Bridges’s unfairly neglected 1980 drama ends up as a country music companion piece to Saturday Night Fever, made for discerning adults. It is a thoughtful, intelligent and entertaining vehicle for John Travolta […]

Nov, 20

The Sorcerers ***½ (1967, Boris Karloff, Catherine Lacey, Ian Ogilvy, Elizabeth Ercy, Victor Henry, Susan George) – Classic Movie Review 4440

Co-writer/ director Michael Reeves’s gripping 1967 British horror movie stars Boris Karloff as nice hypnosis scientist Professor Marcus Montserrat and Catherine Lacey as his wicked wife Estelle who invent a long-distance hypnosis machine and involve young […]

Oct, 01

Café Society **** (2016, Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Blake Lively, Jeannie Berlin, Ken Stott) – Movie Review

The 80-year-old Woody Allen conjures up one of his better movies in 2016, a charming, sparkling bitter-sweet romantic comedy, with a retro 30s both coasts setting that gives him plenty of chance to show off his […]

Aug, 30

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