Derek Winnert

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Performance ***** (1970, James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, Michèle Breton) – Classic Movie Review 2,990

Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell’s clever 1970 gender-bender teaser film Performance is a stunning eye-opener and turned out to be a milestone of British cinema with its provocative mix of perverted sex and violence. James […]

Oct, 18

Queen of the Damned *** (2002, Stuart Townsend, Aaliyah) – Classic Movie Review 1787

Director Michael Rymer’s richly enjoyable 2002 horror thriller stars Stuart Townsend as the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, taking over from Tom Cruise in this sequel to Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). Lestat arises from […]

Oct, 29

Johnny Suede **** (1991, Brad Pitt, Catherine Keener, Richard Boes, Cheryl Costa) – Classic Movie Review 1782

Writer-director Tom DiCillo’s gleefully quirky and playful 1991 debut comedy is now a firm cult favourite. But it took awhile to gain its status after opening in only one cinema in America, before getting good reviews and […]

Oct, 26

Basic Instinct *** (1992, Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Jeanne Tripplehorn, George Dzundza, Denis Arndt, Leilani Sarelle, Dorothy Malone) – Classic Movie Review 1287

Director Paul Verhoeven’s 1992 shocker is a full-blooded, full-throttle sex and violence farrago of a neo-noir erotic thriller. It sees Michael Douglas settle comfortably back in Fatal Attraction mode and once again on the streets […]

Jun, 03

A Star Is Born **** (1976, Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey) – Classic Movie Review 1,126

The hit 1976 musical film A Star Is Born stars Barbra Streisand in her prime and Kris Kristofferson in graceful support, both Golden Globe Award winners. Barbra won an Oscar for Best Song. Co-writer/director Frank Pierson’s […]

Apr, 20

Rock Star *** (2001, Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Dominic West, Jason Flemyng, Timothy Spall, Timothy Olyphant) – Classic Movie Review 854

Mark Wahlberg shows his star quality as a copy machine repairer, pop fan and, by night, lead singer of Pennsylvania’s premiere Steel Dragon rock tribute band. Wahlberg’s Chris ‘Izzy’ Cole grabs his chance to join the actual Steel […]

Mar, 01

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