Derek Winnert

Reviews

Patrick (1978, Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar, Robert Thompson) – Classic Movie Review 11,802

Director Richard Franklin’s Australian 1978 science fiction horror thriller Patrick stars Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar and Robert Thompson. Director Franklin finds these psychokinetic chillers are hard to do. This ghastly, bottom-of-the-barrel Aussie chiller is […]

Dec, 18

Long Weekend *** (1978, John Hargreaves, Briony Behets) – Classic Movie Review 11,801

‘They are trespassers. Will they survive their LONG WEEKEND?’ The 1978 Australian horror mystery thriller film Long Weekend stars John Hargreaves and Briony Behets. ‘They are trespassers. Will they survive their LONG WEEKEND?’ Director Colin […]

Dec, 18

Next of Kin *** (1982, Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt, Alex Scott) – Classic Movie Review 11,800

The 1982 Australian horror film Next of Kin was featured in the documentary Not Quite Hollywood where it was praised by Quentin Tarantino, comparing its pacing and atmosphere to those in The Shining. Director Tony […]

Dec, 18

Night Games [Jeux de nuit] (1980, Cindy Pickett, Joanna Cassidy, Barry Primus) – Classic Movie Review 11,799

Director Roger Vadim’s 1980 erotic thriller film Night Games [Jeux de nuit] stars Cindy Pickett, Joanna Cassidy and Barry Primus. It narrates the sexual history of a traumatised Hollywood wife, Valerie St John (Cindy Pickett), who […]

Dec, 18

The Night Has Eyes [Terror House] *** (1942, James Mason, Joyce Howard, Wilfrid Lawson, Mary Clare) – Classic Movie Review 11,798

For menace on the moors, Mason’s your man. Director Leslie Arliss’s atmospheric 1942 thriller The Night Has Eyes [Terror House] stars James Mason, Joyce Howard, Wilfrid Lawson, Mary Clare and Tucker McGuire, and is based […]

Dec, 17

Nickelodeon *** (1976, Ryan O’Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O’Neal, Brian Keith, Stella Stevens) – Classic Movie Review 11,793

Director Peter Bogdanovich’s 1976 nostalgic comedy drama film Nickelodeon stars Ryan O’Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O’Neal, Brian Keith, and Stella Stevens. Director Bogdanovich assembles his friends Ryan O’Neal, Burt Reynolds, and Tatum O’Neal for a […]

Dec, 17

Night Games [Nattlek] *** (1966, Ingrid Thulin, Keve Hjelm, Lena Brundin, Naima Wifstrand) – Classic Movie Review 11,795

Shirley Temple resigned from the San Francisco International Film Festival after attacking Mai Zetterling’s frank and controversial 1966 Swedish film drama Night Games as ‘pornography for profit’. Director Mai Zetterling’s frank and controversial 1966 Swedish […]

Dec, 16

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