Derek Winnert

"The Review's Better Than The Film"

The Time Travelers *** (1964, Preston Foster, Philip Carey, Merry Anders, John Hoyt, Joan Woodbury, Steve Franken) – Classic Movie Review 12,705

Ib Melchior’s 1964 film The Time Travelers is a thoughtful and often exciting sci-fi movie, in which Dr Erik von Steiner (Preston Foster), Dr Steve Connors (Philip Carey) and Carol White (Merry Anders) travel ahead […]

Nov, 04 · in Reviews

The Second Victory ** (1987, Anthony Andrews, Helmut Griem, Max von Sydow, Mario Adorf, Birgit Doll, Renée Soutendijk, Richard Morant, Wolfgang Preiss) – Classic Movie Review 12,704

The 1987 film The Second Victory stars Anthony Andrews, who coasts smoothly through this professionally crafted, old-fashioned intrigue thriller as Major Hanlon, a British Army officer conducting a manhunt after his sergeant is killed by […]

Nov, 01 · in Reviews

Paper Orchid ** (1949, Hugh Williams, Hy Hazell, Sidney James, Garry Marsh) – Classic Movie Review 12,703

Roy Ward Baker’s lively 1949 British black and white newspaper world crime thriller film Paper Orchid stars likeable Hugh Williams and Hy Hazell, along with Sid James and Garry Marsh. Roy Ward Baker’s lively 1949 […]

Oct, 31

Paradise *** (1991, Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, Elijah Wood, Thora Birch) – Classic Movie Review 12,702

The 1991 American film Paradise is a tasteful, warm-hearted remake of the French success Le Grand Chemin (1987), this time starring then real-life married couple Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. Writer/ director Mary Agnes Donoghue’s […]

Oct, 31

Le Grand Chemin [The Grand Highway] **** (1987, Anémone, Richard Bohringer, Antoine Hubert, Vanessa Guedj, Christine Pascal, Pascale Roberts) – Classic Movie Review 12,701

Jean-Loup Hubert’s superb 1987 French film Le Grand Chemin [The Grand Highway] stars Richard Bohringer and Anémone, who won the César Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress. Writer/ director Jean-Loup Hubert’s superb 1987 French […]

Oct, 31

The Second Time Around ** (1961, Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith, Juliet Prowse, Thelma Ritter) – Classic Movie Review 12,700

The mild but gently amusing 1961 comedy Western film The Second Time Around stars Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith, Juliet Prowse, and Thelma Ritter. Debbie and Thelma are the hit turns as the new […]

Oct, 31

Nine and a Half Weeks [9½ Weeks] [Nine 1/2 Weeks] *** (1986, Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger) – Classic Movie Review 12,699

The sleaze to tease. Director Adrian Lyne’s 1986 shocker Nine and a Half Weeks stars Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger. Nine and a Half Weeks is a fascinating dissection of an alluringly intense sadomasochistic relationship, […]

Oct, 30

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