Derek Winnert

Reviews

A Moment in the Reeds *** (2017, Janne Puustinen, Boodi Kabbani, Mika Melender) – Classic Movie Review 12,415

Janne Puustinen stars in the moving 2017 Finnish gay romance film A Moment in the Reeds as student Leevi, who returns to Finland from Paris to help his estranged father restore his lake house for […]

Jan, 29

Where Butterflies Don’t Fly [Kam motýli nelétají] *** (2022, Daniel Krejcík, Jirí Vojta, Jakub Krejca) – Classic Movie Review 12,414

The compelling 2022 Czech drama film Where Butterflies Don’t Fly stars Daniel Krejcík as a misfit gay teenager and Jirí Vojta as his closeted gay teacher, who get trapped together in a cave complex on […]

Jan, 28

No Trees in the Street ** (1959, Sylvia Syms, Herbert Lom, Joan Miller, Melvyn Hayes, Stanley Holloway, Liam Redmond, Ronald Howard, Carole Lesley, Lana Morris) – Classic Movie Review 12,413

Sylvia Syms’s still touching performance is the best thing about the well-meaning 1959 British crime thriller drama film No Trees in the Street, set in the slums of London. Ted Willis adapts his 1948 kitchen […]

Jan, 28

The Informer **** (1929, Lars Hanson, Lya De Putti, Warwick Ward, Carl Harbord) – Classic Movie Review 12,412

The 1929 British part-talkie drama film The Informer is based on Liam O’Flaherty’s 1925 novel, and stars notable Swedish film and stage actor Lars Hanson and tragic Hungarian silent star Lya De Putti. The 1929 […]

Jan, 27

Crashout *** (1955, William Bendix, Arthur Kennedy, Luther Adler, William Talman, Gene Evans, Marshall Thompson, Beverly Michaels, Gloria Talbott) – Classic Movie Review 12,411

Director Lewis R Foster’s excellent 1955 film noir crime thriller Crashout stars William Bendix as convict Van Duff, who leads a prison breakout of six desperate men, who are after some hidden stolen bank gold-coin […]

Jan, 26

Un Rubio [The Blonde One] **** (2019, Gaston Re, Alfonso Barón, Malena Irusta) – Classic Movie Review 12,410

Marco Berger’s bittersweet 2019 Argentine romantic drama film Un Rubio [The Blonde One] stars Gaston Re and Alfonso Barón as housemates who start up a tender and intimate relationship. Writer/ director Marco Berger’s bittersweet 2019 […]

Jan, 24

Escape Me Never (1947, Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker, Gig Young) – Classic Movie Review 12,409

Warner Bros’ embarrassing, quite ghastly 1947 American romantic melodrama film Escape Me Never is set in Venice at the turn of the 20th century, and stars Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker and Gig Young. […]

Jan, 24

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