Derek Winnert

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In & Out *** (1997, Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck) – Classic Movie Review 1778

Director Frank Oz’s good-natured and enterprising but shaky 1997 comedy stars Kevin Kline as a small-town American teacher who’s about to be married to his childhood sweetheart (Joan Cusack) when he is outed as gay […]

Oct, 24

Blithe Spirit ***** (1945, Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford, Hugh Wakefield, Joyce Carey) – Classic Movie Review 322

Noël Coward’s 1941 comedy Blithe Spirit is one of his finest plays. In 1945 Coward told film director David Lean: ‘Just photograph it, dear boy’, but Lean made changes, including a new ending ‘ruining my […]

Oct, 25

Erin Brockovich **** (2000, Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, David Brisbin) – Classic Movie Review 304

In 1999 Julia Roberts grabs hold of her best role in ages – and a chance to show her acting skills as well as her legs and cleavage – as the sassy real-life heroine of […]

Oct, 20

Shine **** (1996, Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor, Armin Mueller-Stahl) – Classic Movie Review 292

Writer-director Scott Hicks’s 1996 Aussie movie is a genuinely appealing heartwarmer. Three actors at different ages – boy, teen, man – shine brightly as the troubled real-life piano-playing genius David Helfgott (born 19 May 1947) […]

Oct, 17

Road to Perdition ***** (2002, Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Tyler Hoechlin, Daniel Craig, Ciarân Hinds, Stanley Tucci, Dylan Baker, Jude Law) – Classic Movie Review 234

A haunting, unmissable gangster movie with a dazzling surface, director Sam Mendes’s 2002 follow-up to his American Beauty has got class written all over every frame of it. It is superbly crafted with beautiful performances, particularly […]

Sep, 09

Shane ***** (1953, Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde, Jack Palance, Ben Johnson, Edgar Buchanan) – Classic Movie Review 229

‘Shane! Shane! Come back!’ – Joey. George Stevens’s 1953 beautiful masterwork is one of the great Westerns. It’s held in the highest esteem for its memorable characters, performances, craftsmanship, warmth of feeling and subtle handling […]

Sep, 07

Sleepy Hollow **** (1999, Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson) – Classic Movie Review 223

Director Tim Burton brings us a new nightmare in 1999 – well, an old one, dressed to kill – in this chilling, live-action remake of the 1949 Walt Disney cartoon The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. […]

Sep, 05

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