Derek Winnert

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Wonder Woman **½ (2017, Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis) – Movie Review

Wonder Woman has two aces in its hand – Gal Gadot as made-from-clay amazon goddess Diana and Chris Pine as World War One US spy Steve Trevor – but two aces don’t necessarily make a winning hand. […]

Jun, 01

Children of a Lesser God **** (1986, William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco) – Classic Movie Review 5,249

Piper Laurie was Oscar nominated as Best Supporting Actress for the rousing 1986 spirit-lifting drama film Children of a Lesser God, with Marlee Matlin winning a Best Actress Oscar in her film début at 21 […]

Apr, 03

Little Man Tate *** (1991, Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Harry Connick Jnr) – Classic Movie Review 5230

Jodie Foster both directs and stars in this engaging 1991 labour-of-love drama as New York unmarried mother Dede Tate, trying to bring up her son Fred who is musically, scientifically and emotionally super-gifted. It is […]

Apr, 02

Underworld: Blood Wars *** (2016, Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Tobias Menzies, Charles Dance, Lara Pulver, James Faulkner, Peter Andersson, Bradley James) – Movie Review

For the fifth installment in the blockbuster franchise, Kate Beckinsale returns as vampire death dealer Selene, who is fending off attacks on the run from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed […]

Jan, 19

Hard, Fast and Beautiful **½ (1951, Claire Trevor, Sally Forrest, Carleton G Young, Robert Clarke) – Classic Movie Review 4892

Director Ida Lupino’s intriguing and involving but hesitant 1951 drama is written by Martha Wilkerson. The movie, unusually for this time one with women as both the writer and director, as well as two female stars, is […]

Jan, 14

Grace of My Heart **** (1996, Illeana Douglas, Matt Dillon, Eric Stoltz, Patsy Kensit, Bruce Davison, John Turturro, Chris Isaak, Bridget Fonda) – Classic Movie Review 4127

Illeana Douglas (granddaughter of Oscar-winning old-time movie star Melvyn Douglas) gratefully grabs hold of her first star part, a wonderful opportunity that she is fully up to, as a Philadelphia heiress turned Sixties singer/ songwriter. […]

Aug, 04

Critters 3 *** (1991, Aimee Brooks, John Calvin, Katherine Cortez, Leonardo DiCaprio, Geoffrey Blake, Diana Bellamy, Don Opper, Terrence Mann) – Classic Movie Review 3988

The extra-terrestrial hairballs with dentures bounce back to assault an LA housing complex in director Kristine Peterson’s 1991 sci-fi thriller. It stars Aimee Brooks, John Calvin, Katherine Cortez, Geoffrey Blake and Diana Bellamy. Don Opper […]

Jul, 07

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