Derek Winnert

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The Arsenal Stadium Mystery *** (1939, Leslie Banks, Greta Gynt, Esmond Knight) – Classic Movie Review 2455

Leslie Banks gives a good, solid and splendidly offbeat star performance as Detective Inspector Anthony Slade, an oddball Scotland Yard policeman, in director Thorold Dickinson’s fair, fun 1939 little British murder mystery thriller. It is notable as […]

May, 04

Best ** (2000, John Lynch, Ian Bannen, Jerome Flynn, Ian Hart) – Classic Movie Review 2121

Writing with director Mary McGuckian, actor John Lynch realises a long-cherished ambition to tell the life story of former Manchester United football legend, George Best – ‘I spent a lot of money on booze, birds […]

Jan, 26

Stuart Little 2 *** (2002, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki) – Classic Movie Review 1773

Another Little gem. Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie and tiny lad Jonathan Lipnicki re-create their tasty turns as the Little family in returning director Rob Minkoff’s gleaming 2002 sequel to the 1999 kids’ hit. This time mighty […]

Oct, 23

Mean Machine ***½ (2001, Vinnie Jones, David Kelly, David Hemmings) – Classic Movie Review 968

Vinnie Jones puts the muscle into director Barry Skolnick’s feisty 2001 reworking of the old Burt Reynolds film The Mean Machine (aka The Longest Yard) about an epic footie match between prison warders and cons. Jones […]

Mar, 22

Bend It Like Beckham **** (2002, Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers) – Classic Movie Review 950

Co-writer/director Gurinder Chadha’s 2002 movie focuses on two 18-year-old girls who chase their dreams of playing professional soccer in this goal-scoring comedy. Jess (Parminder Nagra) just wants to play like her hero David Beckham, but […]

Mar, 20

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