Derek Winnert

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Revolver * (2005, Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Vincent Pastore, André Benjamin, Terence Maynard, Mark Strong, Francesca Annis, Andrew Howard) – Classic Movie Review 4328

With three days to live, gambler Jake Green (Jason Statham) battles an evil mobster, played by Ray Liotta. Director Guy Ritchie shoots his bolt with his annoying, mystical 2005 crime movie, as showy and pretentious […]

Sep, 09

Murder in the First **** (1995, Kevin Bacon, Christian Slater, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz, William H Macy, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brad Dourif, R Lee Ermey, Mia Kirshner) – Classic Movie Review 4325

That nice Kevin Bacon first appeared as a fraternity novice in National Lampoon’s Animal House back in 1978 and throughout the Eighties, greatly entertained us with such frivolities as Footloose. But, somewhere along the line, […]

Sep, 09

Brubaker *** (1980, Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton, David Keith, Morgan Freeman, Tim McIntire, M Emmet Walsh, Wilford Brimley, Matt Clark, Albert Salmi) – Classic Movie Review 4009

Director Stuart Rosenberg’s liberal-minded 1980 real-life thriller vehicle for Robert Redford is a well-meaning, sincerely done but sombre, unexciting and vaguely depressing prison movie. It is good but it is not Cool Hand Luke. Redford battles […]

Jul, 13

Take the Money and Run **** (1969, Woody Allen, Janet Margolin, Marcel Hillaire) – Classic Movie Review 4000

The young Woody Allen’s hectic 1969 first feature as director is a fresh seeming, hilarious delight, with the co-writer and star as inept criminal Virgil Starkwell who cannot even convince bank staff that they are […]

Jul, 11

Swamp Women ** (1956, Carole Mathews, Beverly Garland, Marie Windsor, Mike Connors, Ed Nelson, Susan Cummings) – Classic Movie Review 3979

Director Roger Corman’s 1956 American adventure film noir crime film Swamp Women stars Carole Mathews, Beverly Garland, and Marie Windsor, along with Mike Connors and Ed Nelson. Three women break jail and head for a […]

Jul, 05

The A-Team ** (2010, Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Sharlto Copley, Patrick Wilson) – Classic Movie Review 3844

Much, much worse than the movies of other classic TV shows Mission: Impossible or Charlie’s Angels, The A-Team TV movie spinoff is total nonsense, of course. But what else can you expect? The A-Team is […]

Jun, 11

Anything for Her [Pour elle] **** (2008, Vincent Lindon, Diane Kruger, Lancelot Roch) – Classic Movie Review 3837

Bit by bit German star Diane Kruger has overcome her casting as just another pretty face as Helen in Troy back in 2004. Though her international breakthrough didn’t happen, she is still in the game, […]

Jun, 11

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