Derek Winnert

Reviews

In from the Side *** (2022, Alexander Lincoln, Alexander King, Christopher Sherwood) – Movie Review

The likeable 2022 British gay romantic and sports film In from the Side is written (with Adam Silver) and directed by Matt Carter, who was involved in inclusive rugby for eight years, so the sports […]

Nov, 21

Les Amoureux [Lovers] *** (1994, Nathalie Richard, Pascal Cervo, Olaf Lubaszenko) – Classic Movie Review 12,344

Pascal Cervo stars as 15-year old Marc, who is un-naturally fixated on his older half-sister Vivien (Nathalie Richard), in the 1994 French film Les Amoureux.  Director Catherine Corsini’s 1994 French coming-of-age romantic drama Les Amoureux […]

Nov, 14

Freier Fall [Free Fall] **** (2013, Hanno Koffler, Max Riemelt, Katharina Schüttle) – Classic Movie Review 12,343

Two German male cops start jogging together in the countryside as lust leads to love to conflict. Soon conflicted Marc {Hanno Koffler} realises his life is going into Free Fall (2013). Co-writer/ director Stephan Lacant’s […]

Nov, 14

North Sea Texas [Noordzee, Texas] **** (2011, Jelle Florizoone, Mathias Vergels, Eva Van Der Gucht) – Classic Movie Review 12,342

Jelle Florizoone stars as sweet young dreamer Pim, who falls in love with his best friend Gino (Mathias Vergels), in the provocative and charming 2011 Flemish drama romance film North Sea Texas. Jelle Florizoone stars […]

Nov, 09

My Policeman *** (2022, Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, Rupert Everett) – Movie Review

Director Michael Grandage’s 2022 romantic love triangle drama film My Policeman is based on the 2012 novel by Bethan Roberts, with a screenplay by Ron Nyswaner. Harry Styles does well despite unusual casting as gay policeman […]

Nov, 08

The Big Money ** (1958, Ian Carmichael, Belinda Lee, Kathleen Harrison, Robert Helpmann, James Hayter, George Coulouris, Jill Ireland, Renée Houston, Leslie Phillips) – Classic Movie Review 12,341

The 1958 British film The Big Money is a moderate comedy thriller that stars Ian Carmichael in one of his silly ass performances as Willy Frith, the fumbling son of an eccentric family of criminals […]

Nov, 07

Peter von Kant **** (2022, Denis Ménochet, Isabelle Adjani, Khalil Gharbia, Hanna Schygulla, Stéfan Crépon, Aminthe Audiard) – Movie Review

François Ozon’s 2022 film Peter von Kant freely adapts Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s play The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, turning the fashion designer Petra of the original into film director Peter. Actually, it is […]

Nov, 06

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