Derek Winnert

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Mile 22 ** (2018, Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, John Malkovich, Ronda Rousey) – Movie Review

Director Peter Berg’s well-made, impressively staged, visceral action movie thriller Mile 22 is not bad but no knockout and no classic. The 18 certificate for strong bloody violence is a warning. Mile 22 is super-intense. This movie […]

Sep, 22

In The Fade [Aus dem Nichts] ***** (2017, Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Numan Acar) – Movie Review

Really good, serious-minded German thriller. Diane Kruger great! Writer-director Fatih Akin’s In The Fade [Aus dem Nichts] (2017) is a really good, serious-minded, grown-up German thriller. Diane Kruger is great as Katja Sekerci, who seeks revenge after […]

Jun, 22

Hair **** (1979, John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D’Angelo) – Classic Movie Review 6,934

The great Sixties Broadway hippy stage rock musical Hair was filmed in 1979 with vibrant young stars John Savage and Treat Williams as New York hippies who revolt and burn their draft cards when faced […]

Apr, 17

Cannon for Cordoba ** (1970, George Peppard, Raf Vallone, Giovanna Ralli, Pete Duel, Don Gordon) – Classic Movie Review 6580

Director Paul Wendkos’s 1970 Mexican Revolution action adventure stars George Peppard as Captain Rod Douglas, sent in 1916 by US General John J Pershing (John Russell) along with his buddies to try to destroy six […]

Jan, 19

Dick Barton at Bay ** (1950, Don Stannard, Meinhart Maur, Tamara Desni, George Ford) – Classic Movie Review 6,579

Director Godfrey Grayson’s 1950 British thriller film Dick Barton at Bay is the final episode of the Dick Barton trilogy, started with Dick Barton – Special Agent (1948). However, Dick Barton at Bay was actually the […]

Jan, 19

Kingsman: The Golden Circle ** (2017, Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Channing Tatum, Elton John, Pedro Pascal) – Movie Review

Co-writer/director Matthew Vaughn’s exhausting sequel to his 2014 hit Kingsman: The Secret Service struggles to come up with fresh helpings of spy silliness in a barrel-scraping CGI fest. Yes it is slick and action packed, and there are some […]

Sep, 23

Madame Sin ** (1972, Bette Davis, Robert Wagner, Denholm Elliott) – Classic Movie Review 6024

‘Even Dr No would say yes to Madame Sin!’ Co-writer/ director David Greene’s 1972 thriller stars Bette Davis as mad Madame Sin, who wants to steal a Polaris nuclear-powered submarine, so she gets unwitting CIA […]

Sep, 13

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