Derek Winnert

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I Stole a Million ***½ (1939, George Raft, Claire Trevor, Dick Foran, Victor Jory) – Classic Movie Review 11,414

Director Frank Tuttle’s 1939 Universal Pictures film noir crime thriller I Stole a Million stars George Raft as Down on his luck cab driver Joe Lourik, who gets into an argument with a finance company […]

Jul, 22

Fearless *** (1993, Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, John Turturro, Tom Hulce, Rosie Perez, Benicio Del Toro) – Classic Movie Review 11,342

‘Some people are afraid of nothing’: Jeff Bridges stars in the 1993 air crash survivor guilt film Fearless. Director Peter Weir’s 1993 survivor guilt drama Fearless is based on the novel by Rafael Yglesias, who […]

Jun, 25

Baby on Board * (1992, Judge Reinhold, Carol Kane, Geza Kovacs, Alex Stapley, Holly Stapley) – Classic Movie Review 10,655

‘The cabbie, the mob and another little lady!’ Director Francis A Schaeffer’s 1992 slapstick comedy Baby on Board stars Judge Reinhold, who plays a New York City cabbie called Ernie, embroiled with gangster’s widow Maria […]

Dec, 12

Night on Earth **½ (1991, Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Giancarlo Esposito, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Béatrice Dalle, Isaach De Bankolé, Rosie Perez, Roberto Benigni, Paolo Bonacelli, Matti Pellonpää) – Classic Movie Review 10,462)

The promising 1991 anthology comedy drama Night on Earth offers five taxi-driver stories set in different cities from writer/ producer/ director Jim Jarmusch, but not one of them adds up to a fully satisfying trip. […]

Oct, 26

Appointment with Danger *** (1950, Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert, Paul Stewart, Jan Sterling, Jack Webb, Harry Morgan) – Classic Movie Review 10,128

Director Lewis Allen’s efficiently written, decently made and quite involving 1950 black and white film noir crime thriller Appointment with Danger stars Alan Ladd as dedicated American Postal Service inspector Al Goddard, who is sent […]

Aug, 04

OSS [O.S.S.] **** (1946, Alan Ladd, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Patric Knowles) – Classic Movie Review 10,100

Director Irving Pichel’s 1946 film OSS stars Alan Ladd as John Martin, the leader of a secret American unit of the Office of Strategic Services, dropped behind enemy lines in World War Two France. The […]

Jul, 28

Flareup ** (1969, Raquel Welch, James Stacy, Luke Askew, Ron Rifkin) – Classic Movie Review 9575

Director James Neilson’s 1969 exciting but dodgy exploiter thriller Flareup stars Raquel Welch, who flashes her lovely thighs (presumably on the principle that if you’ve got it, flaunt it) as dancer Michele while dancing at […]

Mar, 29

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