Derek Winnert

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Paddington 2 *** (2017, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson, voice of Ben Whishaw) – Movie Review

Paddington 2 plods pleasantly along in its likeably retro sort of way, with most of it very pleasing and enjoyable. The nice and warm script is OK, though the strain shows a bit this time, […]

Oct, 28

The Last of Mrs Cheyney ** (1929, Norma Shearer, Basil Rathbone, George Barraud, Herbert Bunston, Hedda Hopper) Classic Movie Review 5792

Director Sidney Franklin’s 1929 pioneering sound-on-film movie version of Frederick Lonsdale’s famous play about a society jewel thief is ideally cast with Norma Shearer as the widowed Mrs Fay Cheyney and Basil Rathbone as the titled […]

Jul, 20

What’s the Worst That Could Happen? * (2001, Martin Lawrence, Danny DeVito, John Leguizamo, Glenne Headly, Carmen Eiogo, Bernie Mac) – Classic Movie Review 5576

What’s the Worst That Could Happen? This is! Martin Lawrence stars in director Sam Weisman’s 2002 crime comedy thriller as a burglar who vows revenge on the billionaire (Danny DeVito) who shopped him to the […]

Jun, 10

In the Name of the Father **** (1993, Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave, Mark Sheppard) – Classic Movie Review 5543

Director Jim Sheridan’s 1993 film was Oscar nominated as Best Picture and rivetingly tells the story of the Guildford Four, young Irish people released after 12 years’ wrongful imprisonment after the IRA terrorist bombings of […]

Jun, 03

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ***½ (2017, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Kurt Russell, Michael Rooker) – Movie Review

Vol 2 is bright, lively and super-slick, with astounding visuals in a marvellous production, and set to the toe-tapping soundtrack backdrop of ‘Awesome Mixtape #2’. It is an ultra smooth ride, with non-stop laughs and […]

Apr, 24

Riffraff *** (1935, Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Joseph Calleia, Una Merkel, Mickey Rooney, Victor Kilian) – Classic Movie Review 4,929

The likeable and fairly sparky 1935 romantic comedy crime drama film Riffraff boasts the appealing combination of Spencer Tracy and Jean Harlow as fellow workers organising a strike against the owners of a tuna cannery. […]

Jan, 24

The Rawhide Years **½ (1955, Tony Curtis, Colleen Miller, Arthur Kennedy) – Classic Movie Review 4868

Director Rudolph Maté’s 1955 movie The Rawhide Years retells one of the usual, standard, regulation B-movie Western plots – a dishonest riverboat gambler sets out to clear his name of the murder of the town’s […]

Jan, 09

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