Derek Winnert

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Without a Clue *** (1988, Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones, Lysette Anthony, Paul Freeman, Peter Cook, Nigel Davenport) – Classic Movie Review 10,902

Director Thom Eberhardt’s 1988 British comedy film Without a Clue is a neat twist on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes and Watson characters and stars Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones, Lysette Anthony, Paul Freeman, Peter […]

Feb, 10

Movie Movie **** (1978, George C Scott, Trish Van Devere, Red Buttons, Eli Wallach, Michael Kidd, Barbara Harris, Harry Hamlin, Barry Bostwick, Ann Reinking, Art Carney) – Classic Movie Review 10,675

Two 1930s film genres – boxing dramas and backstage musicals – are recreated with a mixture of affection, daft puns and delightful digs at Hollywood in director Stanley Donen’s delicious 1978 comedy Movie Movie. It […]

Dec, 17

Bullshot * (1983, Alan Shearman, Diz White, Ronald E House) – Classic Movie Review 10,585

Bullshot: ‘Is this seemly, Mrs Platt-Higgins, playing popular music and your husband only ten years dead?’ Director Dick Clement’s silly 1983 British comedy Bullshot is a strained slapstick spoof of Bulldog Drummond, based on a play […]

Nov, 26

BASEketball *** (1998, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar) – Classic Movie Review 9689

The 1998 movie BASEketball is an agreeably amusingly silly sports comedy, made by the director of The Naked Gun (David Zucker). TV’s South Park stars Trey Parker and Matt Stone are funny as Milwaukee loser […]

Apr, 30

Seed of Chucky * (2004, Jennifer Tilly, voice of Brad Dourif, John Waters, Jason Flemyng) – Classic Movie Review 9404

Writer-director Don Mancini’s 2004 black comedy fantasy horror movie Seed of Chucky is the enterprising fifth movie about the evil serial killer doll, following Child’s Play (1988), Child’s Play 2 (1990), Child’s Play 3 (1991) […]

Feb, 20

Motel Hell ** (1980, Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons) – Classic Movie Review 8745

Rory Calhoun stars as an extremely creepy old man called Farmer Vincent Smith, who runs the Motel Hello with his sister Ida (Nancy Parsons), and sells meat that originates with the customers – unsuspecting kidnapped […]

Jul, 22

S*P*Y*S * (1974, Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Zouzou, Joss Ackland, Kenneth Griffith, Vladek Sheybal) – Classic Movie Review 8622

  Director Irwin Kershner’s 1974 S*P*Y*S is a fumbled spy comedy thriller, with the stars of MASH (or M*A*S*H) all at sea and totally wasted. Elliot Gould and Donald Sutherland play CIA agents in Paris, […]

Jun, 21

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