Derek Winnert

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Mitchell *** (1975, Joe Don Baker, Martin Balsam, John Saxon, Linda Evans) – Classic Movie Review 10,052

Director Andrew McLaglen’s 1975 thriller Mitchell stars Joe Don Baker, who is well cast as Mitchell, a rough cop (‘brute force with a badge’) relentlessly pursuing a crime gang in Los Angeles in this tense, […]

Jul, 18

Physical Evidence ** (1989, Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty) – Classic Movie Review 10,040

Director Michael Crichton’s 1989 crime mystery romance thriller Physical Evidence stars twinkling charmer Burt Reynolds as Joe Paris, a cynical cop suspended from the force and accused of murdering a crook, strangled extortionist Jake Farley, […]

Jul, 15

The Nice Guys **** (2016, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger) – Movie Review

Co-writer/director Shane Black’s invigoratingly dark and cynical action comedy thriller is just great. It manages to be both funny and exciting, and a makes for a brilliant, exhilarating evening in the cinema for grown-ups. Russell Crowe […]

May, 18

Rancho Notorious **** (1952, Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer) – Classic Movie Review 2598

Director Fritz Lang’s splendidly baroque and brooding 1952 Western tale of frontier revenge is lit up by a mesmerising, breathtakingly camp star turn from a smouldering Marlene Dietrich (still looking stunning at 50). She plays Altar […]

Jun, 14

Mona Lisa **** (1986, Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane) – Classic Movie Review 1178

The 1986 classic Mona Lisa is an outstanding British neo-noir mystery thriller from an on-top-form co-writer/ director Neil Jordan. It is distinguished by a career-best performance of rare and unusual excellence by Bob Hoskins as […]

May, 04

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