Derek Winnert

"The Review's Better Than The Film"

Warlords of Atlantis ** (1978, Doug McClure, Cyd Charisse, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer, Lea Brodie, Michael Gothard) – Classic Movie Review 6724

Director Kevin Connor’s 1978 British junior-league monster movie Warlords of Atlantis (aka Warlords of the Deep) stars the game if unlikely team of Doug McClure, Cyd Charisse and Peter Gilmore. In the screenplay by Brian […]

Feb, 23 · in Reviews

The Monkey King 3 [Xiyouji zhi Nü’erguo] ** (2018, William Feng, Aaron Kwok, Zanilia Zhao, Shenyang Xiao, Him Law) – Movie Review

Director Soi Cheang’s bright and lively The Monkey King 3 is a pleasant, lightly entertaining, and reasonably likeable romantic fantasy action adventure, enriched and enlivened with decent performances and a lovely production, which cost a hefty $73,000,000. […]

Feb, 22 · in Reviews

The Purchase Price ** (1932, Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Lyle Talbot) – Classic Movie Review 6723

‘She took another woman’s place on her wedding night..!’ Well, that does sound interesting, doesn’t it? Director William A Wellman 1932 pre-Code American drama is adapted from the novel The Mud Lark by Arthur Stringer, with a screenplay by Robert Lord, and stars Barbara […]

Feb, 22

Woman Wanted *** (1935, Maureen O’Sullivan, Joel McCrea, Lewis Stone, Louis Calhern, Edgar Kennedy, Adrienne Ames) – Classic Movie Review 6,722

The 1935 thriller film Woman Wanted is a mild but fun crime melodrama with good performances from a capable cast and enough extra twists and bright spots to keep it ticking over pleasantly. Maureen O’Sullivan […]

Feb, 22

Primrose Path **** (1940, Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marjorie Rambeau, Henry Travers, Miles Mander, Queenie Vassar) – Classic Movie Review 6721

The risqué 1940 romantic drama film Primrose Path stars Ginger Rogers as young Ellie May, who meets a man (Joel McCrea) who agrees to marry her but does not know about her unsavoury family background. […]

Feb, 22

Chance at Heaven *** (1933, Joel McCrea, Ginger Rogers, Marian Nixon, Andy Devine, Lucien Littlefield) – Classic Movie Review 6720

The entertaining 1933 American Pre-Code romantic drama film Chance at Heaven stars Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in enjoyable performances.  Director William A Seiter’s far-fetched but thoroughly entertaining 1933 American Pre-Code romantic drama Chance at […]

Feb, 22

Mr Ricco *** (1975, Dean Martin, Eugene Roche, Thalmus Rasulala, Denise Nicholas, Cindy Williams, Geraldine Brooks, Frank Puglia) – Classic Movie Review 6720

Paul Bogart’s 1975 MGM crime thriller Mr Ricco sees the ever likeable Dean Martin in his final star role as Mr Joe Ricco, a criminal attorney in San Francisco up to his neck in cases.  […]

Feb, 21

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