Derek Winnert

Reviews

Skirts Ahoy! *** (1952, Esther Williams, Vivian Blaine, Joan Evans) – Classic Movie Review 12,291

Star power. Esther Williams said she disliked MGM’s original ‘cotton sleeveless T-shirt’ swimsuits and designed her own swimsuit for Skirts Ahoy! (1952) and then persuaded the director of the US Navy to make it their […]

Aug, 30

Maigret voit rouge [Maigret Sees Red] **** (1963, Jean Gabin, Françoise Fabian, Roland Armontel) – Classic Movie Review 12,290

Director Gilles Grangier’s 1963 French-Italian crime film Maigret voit rouge [Maigret Sees Red] stars Jean Gabin, Françoise Fabian and Roland Armontel. Maybe it is strictly genre policier / gangster material, perhaps it is the least […]

Aug, 29

Maigret et l’Affaire Saint-Fiacre **** (1959, Jean Gabin, Michel Auclair, Valentine Tessier, Robert Hirsch, Paul Frankeur, Michel Vitold) – Classic Movie Review 12,289

‘The day of judgement has arrived. You will die by the end of the Ash Wednesday service.’ This anonymous message sent to his old friend the Countess (Valentine Tessier) sees Inspector Maigret (Jean Gabin) take […]

Aug, 27

Razzia sur la chnouf [Razzia] [Raid on the Drug Ring] **** (1955, Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Magali Noël, Lila Kedrova) –

Director Henri Decoin’s 1955 French gangster film Razzia sur la chnouf (French for Raid on the Dope) stars Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Magali Noël and Lila Kedrova. The screenplay, based on a novel by Auguste […]

Aug, 26

Wildhood **** (2021, Phillip Lewitski, Avery Winters-Anthony, Joshua Odjick) – Movie Review

The beautiful, heart-warming 2021 Canadian gay romantic coming of age film Wildhood stars Phillip Lewitski as teenager Link, who meets the two-spirit powwow dancer Pasmay when he takes his younger half-brother on a journey to […]

Aug, 26

Adventures of Captain Fabian ** (1951, Errol Flynn, Micheline Presle, Agnes Moorehead, Vincent Price) -Classic Movie Review 12,287

Producer/ / director William Marshall’s fairly sprightly 1951 Republic Pictures black and white American adventure film Adventures of Captain Fabian stars Errol Flynn, Micheline Presle, Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead. The film is based on […]

Aug, 24

Phobia 1980 (Paul Michael Glaser, John Colicos, Susan Hogan, Alexandra Stewart) – Classic Movie Review 12,286

The Canadian-made 1980 horror-thriller Phobia – one of great director John Huston’s few misfires – is about a psychiatrist (Paul Michael Glaser) whose phobia-struck test subjects are being systematically bumped off. Dr Peter Ross (Glaser) […]

Aug, 22

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