Derek Winnert

The Night of the Generals ** (1967, Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Christopher Plummer, Donald Pleasence, Joanna Pettet, Charles Gray, Coral Browne, John Gregson, Harry Andrews, Nigel Stock) – Classic Movie Review 7,109

The star-heavy, serious-minded 1967 World War Two-set whodunit film The Night of the Generals is based on a garish story in which a Polish prostitute is killed in Warsaw in 1942 by a man dressed as […]

Jun, 01 · in Reviews

L’amant double [Double Lover] ** (2017, Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier, Jacqueline Bisset) – Movie Review

François Ozon’s L’amant double [Double Lover] ** (2017) is a stylish, bold, provocative and intriguing Dead Ringer-style erotic sex thriller, with two brave actors (Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier) working desperately hard. But it is a long […]

Jun, 01 · in Reviews

Grand Theft Auto ** (1977, Ron Howard, Nancy Morgan, Elizabeth Rogers, Barry Cahill, Rance Howard, Paul Linke, Marion Ross) – Classic Movie Review 7108

Two eloping teenagers pinch a Rolls-Royce to get them to their wedding in Las Vegas in style in Ron Howard’s director debut. Ron Howard and Nancy Morgan star in the 1977 action crime comedy Grand Theft Auto […]

Jun, 01

My Friend Dahmer *** (2017, Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche, Dallas Roberts, Vincent Kartheiser) – Movie Review

Very creepy – a true horror story. The tricky to pull off mix of realism and black comedy really works. The acting helps a lot to keep it real and powerful. Co-writer/ director Marc Meyers’s […]

Jun, 01

Edie *** (2017, Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie, Paul Brannigan, Amy Manson, Wendy Morgan) – Movie Review

Sheila Hancock is great as the incredibly feisty, ie stubborn, never say die 83-year-old widow Edie, who packs her old camping bag, gets on the train for Scotland, and has one final adventure  – to fulfill […]

May, 31

First Reformed ***** (2017, Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer) – Movie Review

Ethan Hawke gives a brilliant performance First Reformed (2017) – it must be his best so far – as the Reverend Holler, the already troubled, anguished priest of a historic tourist church with no congregation in upstate […]

May, 31

Book Club ** (2018, Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Andy Garcia, Don Johnson) – Movie Review

It’s sweet to spend nice time with these clever veteran movie icon survivors, and Book Club should keep their many fans happy. Ah, yes, an evening with Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen. […]

May, 31

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