Derek Winnert

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Fear X *** (2003, John Turturro, Deborah Kara Unger, James Remar, Stephen Eric McIntyre) – Classic Movie Review 9408

Director Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2003 surreal neo noir thriller Fear X stars John Turturro, Deborah Kara Unger and James Remar. Refn co-writes the screenplay with Hubert Selby Jr, who wrote the books of Last Exit […]

Feb, 22

Nenette and Boni [Nénette et Boni] ** (1996, Grégoire Colin, Alice Houri, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Vincent Gallo, Jacques Nolot) – Classic Movie Review 9407

Co-writer/ director Claire Denis’s 1996 Nenette and Boni [Nénette et Boni] is a difficult, edgy, sometimes un-realised picture, with some good scenes and dialogue as well as a couple of persuasive, even attractive, star performances […]

Feb, 21

Fool for Love ** (1985, Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Harry Dean Stanton, Randy Quaid) – Classic Movie Review 9402

Director Robert Altman’s 1985 drama Fool for Love is a rather tedious and disappointing film version of a riveting Sam Shepard stage play, which seems ideally cast with the author himself as the cowpoke Eddie, […]

Feb, 19

America America **** (1963 Stathis Giallelis, Frank Wolff, Elena Karam) – Classic Movie Review 9401

Elia Kazan was Oscar-nominated as writer, producer (Best Picture) and director for this uplifting, if seemingly endless chunk of his own family biography about a young Anatolian Greek, living in the oppressions of Turkey more […]

Feb, 19

Emma. *** (2020, Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Mia Goth, Josh O’Connor, Callum Turner, Bill Nighy, Miranda Hart, Tanya Reynolds) – Movie Review 

Director Autumn de Wilde’s period romantic comedy drama Emma. is based on the beloved classic novel by Jane Austen. The ultra-stylish novel has everything: wit, wisdom, great characters, great dialogue, great plotting, true romance, witty […]

Feb, 18

Rock ‘n’ Roll High School *** (1979, P J Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard) – Classic Movie Review 9358

It’s pretty, teenage delinquent, Ramones fan Riff Randell (P J Soles) versus the strict, non-musical, rock ‘n’ roll-hating new Vince Lombardi high school principal Miss Togar (Mary Woronov), in director Allan Arkush’s Roger Corman-produced 1979 […]

Feb, 08

The Return of Don Camillo [Il ritorno di Don Camillo] *** (1953, Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Édouard Delmont, Paolo Stoppa, Arturo Bragaglia) – Classic Movie Review 9356

Director Julien Duvivier’s 1953 French-Italian comedy film The Return of Don Camillo [Il ritorno di Don Camillo] [Le retour de Don Camillo] brings back Fernandel and Gino Cervi happily to the screen. Following the 1952 […]

Feb, 07

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