Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "revenge"

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Three in the Attic *** (1968, Christopher Jones, Yvette Mimieux, Judy Pace, Maggie Thrett, Nan Martin, Reva Rose, John Beck) – Classic Movie Review 4846

Director Richard Wilson’s provocative and fairly amusing 1968 Swinging Sixties sex comedy drama with a point to it Three in the Attic stars Christopher Jones as womanising Paxton Quigley, a smarmy two-timing (well, three-timing) college […]

Jan, 04

The Last of the Mohicans *** (1992, Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, Jodhi May, Steven Waddington, Maurice Roëves, Wes Studi) – Classic Movie Review 4664

Director Michael Mann’s admired 1992 period adventure movie solidly remakes the 1936 original sound version of James Fenimore Cooper’s novel of the French and Indian War, The Last of the Mohicans with Randolph Scott and Binnie Barnes. […]

Nov, 19

A Nightmare on Elm Street ** (2010, Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker, Kellan Lutz, Clancy Brown, Katie Cassidy) – Classic Movie Review 4633

Director Samuel Bayer’s 2010 horror thriller brings back Mr Pizza Face Freddy Krueger – and this time Jackie Earle Haley provides the ideal face in this slick but pointless re-imagining of Wes Craven’s 1984 seminal horror movie A […]

Nov, 10

Darkman **** (1990, Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake) – Classic Movie Review 4589

Co-writer/ director Sam Raimi’s dynamic, visually stylish and thrilling Grand Guignol 1990 horror comic movie has its centre in an admirably grave performance from  Liam Neeson as Darkman. Bringing class and gravity, Neeson plays a […]

Nov, 04

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes *** (1935, Arthur Wontner, Ian Fleming, Lyn Harding, Roy Emerton, Leslie Perrins, Charles Mortimer, Michael Shepley) – Classic Movie Review 4477

Director Leslie S Hiscott’s 1935 entertaining British mystery thriller stars the excellent Arthur Wontner, who is back for his fourth of his five ideal performances as Sherlock Holmes in this tale which is a satisfying […]

Oct, 16

Fist of Fury [Jing wu men] *** (1972, Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, James Tien, Jackie Chan, Robert Baker) – Classic Movie Review 4458

Bruce Lee shines again in his enjoyable and entertaining 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film follow-up to his first smash hit The Big Boss (1971), again written and directed by Lo Wei. Lee plays Chen […]

Oct, 05

Sorority Girl ** (1957, Susan Cabot, Dick Miller, Barboura O’Neill, June Kenney, Barbara Crane, Fay Baker) – Classic Movie Review 4442

Director Roger Corman’s 1957 teen exploitation movie is clunky and overwrought, worth a look mainly for its camp value now. Susan Cabot stars as Sabra Tanner who suffers from extreme emotional trouble inherited from her […]

Oct, 01

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