Derek Winnert

Reviews

Shock to the System *** (2006, Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Michael Woods) – Classic Movie Review 12,824

The 2006 mystery film Shock to the System is the very welcome second film adaptation of a Richard Stevenson novel starring Chad Allen as gay private detective Donald Strachey, who tries to solve the murder […]

Mar, 11

The Hater [Sala samobójców. Hejter] **** (2020, Maciej Musialowski, Vanessa Aleksander, Danuta Stenka, Agata Kulesza) – Classic Movie Review 12,817

The brilliantly chilling 2020 Polish thriller The Hater is lit up with a demonically scary central performance by Maciej Musialowski, who gives a tour de force of staring hate faces, pouring out an endless series […]

Feb, 28

The Fallen Sparrow **** (1943, John Garfield, Maureen O’Hara, Walter Slezak, Patricia Morison, Martha O’Driscoll) – Classic Movie Review 12,816

The tense and suspenseful 1943 RKO black and white spy film noir The Fallen Sparrow stars John Garfield as a volunteer Spanish Civil War vet dodging Nazi agents. Director Richard Wallace’s tense and suspenseful 1943 […]

Feb, 23

The Killer **** (2023, Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Kerry O’Malley, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte) – Classic Movie Review 12,815

Director David Fincher’s ice-cold but red-hot 2023 American action thriller film The Killer stars an on-fire Michael Fassbender as an assassin who embarks on an international vendetta after a hit goes wrong. The screenplay by Andrew […]

Feb, 19

From Afar [Desde Allá] *** (2015, Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva, Jericó Montilla) – Classic Movie Review 12,814

The 2015 Venezuelan drama film From Afar [Desde Allá] is tense, engrossing and disturbing. It is an undeniable quality film as the 2015 Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Director Lorenzo […]

Feb, 19

Missile to the Moon (1958, Richard Travis, Cathy Downs, K T Stevens, Tommy Cook, Gary Clarke, Michael Whalen, Nina Bara) – Classic Movie Review 12,813

The 1958 American black-and-white sci-fi film Missile to the Moon stars Richard Travis, Cathy Downs and K T Stevens, and is a gem of a so-bad-it’s-good Fifties drive-in camp classic. Director Richard E Cunha’s independently […]

Feb, 18

Solo *** (2013, Patricio Ramos, Mario Verón, Carlos Echevarría) – Classic Movie Review 12,812

Solo (2013) is a refreshing, teasing, very bright and lively Argentinian LGBT film. Boldly, and smoothly, it starts like a passionate gay sex film, moves on to being a romantic drama, and ends up as […]

Feb, 14

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