Derek Winnert

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The Hasty Heart **** (1949, Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, Richard Todd) – Classic Movie Review 320

Richard Todd rightly relishes his finest piece of acting in the movies, as an aloof Scottish wounded soldier unaware he’s dying, in the 1949 wartime drama film The Hasty Heart. It’s also Ronald Reagan’s finest […]

Oct, 25

Saving Private Ryan ***** (1998, Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore) – Classic Movie Review 158

Steven Spielberg’s devastating 1998 Second World War epic war film Saving Private Ryan scooped five Oscars. Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and Tom Sizemore are outstanding stars. Director Steven Spielberg’s devastating 1998 Second World War epic […]

Aug, 14

The Terminator ***** (1984, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn) – Classic Movie Review 105

Arnold Schwarzenegger finds the role he was born for as The Terminator (T-800 Model 101), a cyborg (part man, part machine) despatched from a post-apocalyptic 21st century to Los Angeles circa 1984. In that future, […]

Jul, 29

Aliens ***** (1986, Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Paul Reiser) – Classic Movie Review 38

Sigourney Weaver’s Flight Officer Ripley, victorious in her battle against the monster in the original 1979 Alien, is rescued from space and returns home 57 years after the first movie. She is talked into bringing the […]

Jul, 09

Hummingbird [Redemption] *** (2013, Jason Statham, Agata Buzek, Vicky McClure) – Movie Review

The writer of Eastern Promises and Dirty Pretty Things, Steven Knight, makes his director debut in this typical, would-be smart London low-life thriller starring Jason Statham – so you know exactly what to expect. Statham […]

Jul, 02

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