Derek Winnert

Reviews

The Arnelo Affair *** (1947, George Murphy, Frances Gifford, John Hodiak, Eve Arden, Dean Stockwell, Warner Anderson) – Classic Movie Review 12,380

Writer-director Arch Oboler’s entertaining 1947 MGM black and white film The Arnelo Affair stars George Murphy, Frances Gifford, John Hodiak, Dean Stockwell, and Eve Arden. The Arnelo Affair is a more than acceptable film noir […]

Jan, 04

West of Zanzibar *** (1928, Lon Chaney Sr, Lionel Barrymore, Jacqueline Gadsdon, Mary Nolan, Warner Baxter) – Classic Movie Review 12,379

Director Tod Browning’s 1928 American silent romantic adventure film West of Zanzibar stars Lon Chaney Sr as a vengeful stage magician who is paralysed in a brawl with a rival (Lionel Barrymore). Jacqueline Gadsdon, Mary […]

Jan, 03

Lord of the Ants [Il Signore delle Formiche] **** (2022, Luigi Lo Cascio, Leonardo Maltese, Elio Germano, Sara Serraiocco) – Classic Movie Review 12,378

Luigi Lo Cascio stars as gay Italian intellectual Aldo Braibanti, who is tried and jailed in 1968 under a Fascist-era anti-gay law. It is the story of an unlikable man unjustly persecuted and broken by […]

Jan, 02

Ernesto *** (2020, Federico Russo, Ilaria Bevere, Rodolfo Cascino-Dessy, Nicoletta Cifariello) – Classic Movie Review 12,376

Federico Russo stars in the Italian 2020 coming-of-age drama film Ernesto as a teenager wandering through the streets of Rome in search of himself. Ah, yes, the importance of being Ernesto! Writer-directors Alice de Luca […]

Jan, 02

Are We Lost Forever *** (2020, Björn Elgerd, Jonathan Andersson, Micki Stoltt, Nemanja Stojanovic) – Classic Movie Review 12,375

Writer-director David Färdmar’s Swedish 2020 gay intimate relationship drama film Are We Lost Forever focuses sharply on a painful breakup. It starts the same way the 2021 Italian film Mascarpone begins, with a long-term lover […]

Dec, 31

Run for Cover *** (1955, James Cagney, Viveca Lindfors, John Derek) – Classic Movie Review 12,374

Nicholas Ray’s hard-bitten 1955 widescreen colour Western film Run for Cover stars James Cagney on breakneck speed form as innocent ex-con Matt Dow. Director Nicholas Ray’s 1955 Pine-Thomas Productions/ Paramount Pictures widescreen colour Western film […]

Dec, 31

Newman’s Law *** (1974, George Peppard, Roger Robinson, Eugene Roche, Gordon Pinsent, Louis Zorich, Abe Vigoda) = Classic Movie Review 12,373

The hard-boiled 1974 crime thriller film Newman’s Law stars George Peppard as innocent, no-nonsense cop Vince Newman, who is fired from the police force for being connected with a drug smuggling ring. Director Richard T […]

Dec, 31

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