Derek Winnert

Reviews

Plainclothes *** (2025, Tom Blyth, Russell Tovey, Amy Forsyth, Christian Cooke, Maria Dizzia) – Classic Movie Review 13,473

A married police officer meets a married clergyman, an unusual event in unusual circumstances, in debut writer/ director Carmen Emmi’s earnest 2025 LGBTQ+ drama film Plainclothes. In New York back in the Nineties, gay trysts […]

Apr, 17

The Capture *** (1950, Lew Ayres, Teresa Wright, Victor Jory) – Classic Movie Review 13,472

‘Killing a man is one thing… Loving his wife is another… both are DYNAMITE!’ Director John Sturges’s 1950 American Western crime drama film The Capture stars Lew Ayres, Teresa Wright, and Victor Jory. Lew Ayres […]

Apr, 16

The Avenging Hand ** (1936, Noah Beery Sr, Kathleen Kelly, Louis Borel) – Classic Movie Review 13,471

Noah Beery Sr stars as a Chicago gangster trying to track down crooks and solve a murder, in the 1936 British crime film thriller The Avenging Hand. Directors Frank Richardson and (uncredited) Victor Hanbury’s 1936 […]

Apr, 15

The Trip *** (2002, Larry Sullivan, Steve Braun, Ray Baker, Alexis Arquette, Sirena Irwin, Jill St John, Art Hindle) – Classic Movie Review 13,466

Romance, politics, sex and humour collide during two men’s 11-year journey of laughs, love, self-discovery and adventure, in director Miles Swain’s 2002 LGBTQ+ American romantic drama film The Trip. Writer/ director Miles Swain’s 2002 LGBTQ+ […]

Apr, 11

Dog Tags **** (2008, Paul Preiss, Bart Fletcher, Candy Clark, Hoyt Richards, Diane Davisson) – Classic Movie Review 13,465

Damion Dietz’s affecting, nostalgic 2008 American coming of age drama film Dog Tags stars Paul Preiss and Bart Fletcher as a marine recruit and a carefree gay man, the chalk and cheese characters who nevertheless find […]

Apr, 10

The Cat and the Fiddle *** (1934, Jeanette MacDonald, Ramon Novarro, Charles Butterworth, Frank Morgan, Jean Hersholt) – Classic Movie Review 13,464

Hey diddle diddle, a musical about bohemians in Belgium! MGM’s tuneful 1934 film The Cat and the Fiddle stars Jeanette MacDonald and Ramon Novarro. Director William K Howard’s 1934 MGM musical film The Cat and […]

Apr, 10

Cat Chaser *** (1989, Peter Weller, Kelly McGillis, Charles Durning, Frederic Forrest, Tomas Milian) – Classic Movie Review 13,463

‘Passion. Greed. Murder. Tonight They Pay.’ Director Abel Ferrara’s 1989 thriller film Cat Chaser is based on the novel by Elmore Leonard, and stars Peter Weller, Kelly McGillis, Charles Durning, Frederic Forrest, and Tomas Milian. […]

Apr, 10

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