Derek Winnert

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The Hand that Rocks the Cradle **** (1992, Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson, Julianne Moore) – Classic Movie Review 4389

Director Curtis Hanson’s thrilling 1992 chiller is an extremely effective rollercoaster of tension, unease, fear and terror, with a long, creepy and suspenseful build-up to the eventual out-and-out horror of the dénouement. Annabella Sciorra stars […]

Sep, 21

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman *** (1958, Allison Hayes, William Hudson, Yvette Vickers) – Classic Movie Review 4345

Allison Hayes stars as beautiful, rich, bikini-clad socialite Nancy Archer who closely encounters a bald-headed, transparent alien, who turns her into a giantess. This turns out to be a mixed blessing. This tall story is a case […]

Sep, 11

Le Bossu [On Guard] **** (1997, Daniel Auteuil, Vincent Perez, Fabrice Luchini, Philippe Noiret, Marie Gillain) – Classic Movie Review 4196

En garde, mesdames et messeurs, for co-writer/director Philippe de Broca’s exhilarating 1997 swashbuckling adventure, based on Paul Féval’s classic tale of passion and revenge in 18th-century France. Daniel Auteuil gives a most spirited turn as Henri […]

Aug, 19

Hickey & Boggs ***½ (1972, Bill Cosby, Robert Culp, Ta-Ronce Allen, Michael Moriarty, James Woods, Robert Mandan, Vincent Gardenia, Ed Lauter) – Classic Movie Review 4163

Bill Cosby and Robert Culp, the popular stars from the jokey I Spy TV series that ran from 1965 to 1968, link up again, this time for this neo noir-style, unsettling 1972 private eye thriller, […]

Aug, 13

Willard *** (2003, Crispin Glover, R Lee Ermey, Laura Harring, Jackie Burroughs) – Classic Movie Review 4091

At long last, a great role for Crispin Glover in writer-director Glen Morgan’s sharp, stylish and thoroughly enjoyable 2003 remake of the 1971 chiller in which he has the part of his life as Willard […]

Jul, 27

Ruby Gentry **** (1952, Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden) – Classic Movie Review 3976

Director King Vidor’s 1952 all-action romantic drama is brilliantly kitsch and preposterous, just bursting with enjoyably over-heated Fifties-style intrigue, sex and violence. It is an unkind label, but it is a trash classic. Jennifer Jones stars […]

Jul, 05

The Crow: City of Angels ** (1996, Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks) – Classic Movie Review 3808

Director Tim Pope’s 1996 sequel is a largely unsuccessful attempt to cash in on the successful flight of the 1994 hit The Crow, without the star, Brandon Lee, who was killed in an on-set accident […]

Jun, 05

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