Derek Winnert

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Captain America: The First Avenger **** (2011, Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L Jackson, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Derek Luke, Stanley Tucci, Toby Jones) – Classic Movie Review 3601

Chris Evans stars and commands the screen as the Marvel Comics character Captain America in director Joe Johnston’s excellent 2011 American superhero film, the first Captain America movie and the fifth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It […]

Apr, 24

The Lady in the Van ***½ (2015, Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam, Deborah Findlay, Frances de la Tour, David Calder, Gwen Taylor, Jim Broadbent) – Movie Review

Maggie Smith is brilliant, of course, re-creating her stage role as Miss Shepherd, the transient derelict lady who parks up her van in playwright Alan Bennett’s Camden front drive for 15 years. It’s based on a more […]

Oct, 15

Miss You Already **½ (2015, Drew Barrymore, Toni Collette, Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine, Jacqueline Bisset) Movie Review

A warm-hearted romantic comedy drama about a woman dying of cancer? Well that’s a bit of a hard sell. There are plenty of laughs in the film, sometimes polished ones, sometimes crudely constructed ones, but overall […]

Sep, 24

Dracula Untold ** (2014, Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Charles Dance, Paul Kaye) – Movie Review

Director Gary Shore’s Dracula movie Dracula Untold (2014) is a mundane and uninspired attempt to revive the threadbare formula, with a manly, workmanlike turn by Luke Evans as an action superhero type Vlad Tepes the Impaler and […]

Oct, 01

Need for Speed ** (2014, Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Michael Keaton) – Movie Review

Lacking much in the way of credibility, excitement or a sense of fun, Need for Speed is shameless junk. It’s predictable, tension free and so darned boring. With all this rushing around on screen, how can that […]

Mar, 13

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter *** (2012, Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Marton Csokas) – Movie Review

Was 16th US President Abraham Lincoln a vampire hunter? Of course he wasn’t! Or was he…? ‘It’s just not historical,’ angry critics were shouting and moaning after the press show. Er, that’s right, it’s escapist […]

Oct, 15

Dead Man Down *** (2013, Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, Isabelle Huppert, Terrence Howard) – Movie Review

The star and director of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo reunite for this efficient and competent 2013 gangland revenge thriller that delivers good genre thrills with a smart arty overlay without reaching any great […]

Oct, 09

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