Derek Winnert

It Started in Naples *** (1960, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica) – Classic Movie Review 6920

The ageing Clark Gable announced that he was too old to play romantic leading roles and would be looking for different kinds of parts after But Not for Me (1959), but his next film is […]

Apr, 14 · in Reviews

But Not for Me ** (1959, Clark Gable, Carroll Baker, Lilli Palmer, Lee J Cobb) – Classic Movie Review 6919

Director Walter Lang’s 1959 drama But Not For Me is a well crafted and nimbly acted but unsparkling vehicle for an ageing Clark Gable, uncomfortably cast as Russ Ward, a has-been Broadway producer of 30 […]

Apr, 14 · in Reviews

Plunder of the Sun *** (1953, Glenn Ford, Diana Lynn, Patricia Medina, Francis L Sullivan, Sean McClory) – Classic Movie Review 6918

Long concealed ancient Aztec gold lures American insurance agent adventurer Al Colby (Glenn Ford) and his get-rich-quick treasure hunting company on a quest to old Mexico in director John Farrow’s tight, action-packed 1953 adventure film tale […]

Apr, 14

The Hellfire Club *** (1961, Keith Michell, Adrienne Corri, Peter Cushing, Peter Arne) – Classic Movie Review 6917

‘A body was the membership card in THE HELLFIRE CLUB.’ Robert S Baker and Monty Berman, the team behind a string of Sixties TV hits like The Saint, The Persuaders and Gideon’s Way, produced, directed […]

Apr, 14

Truth or Dare * (2018, Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey, Violett Beane, Sophia Ali, Landon Liboiron, Nolan Gerard Funk, Sam Lerner) – Movie Review

The truth is that the teen supernatural horror slasher flick movie Truth Or Dare is ridiculous, nonsensical, unconvincing and just no good. A dull and dreary group of American college students get together to play […]

Apr, 14

Rampage ***½ (2018, Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jake Lacy) – Movie Review

Director Brad Peyton’s monster movie Rampage is daft and disposable but likeable, fast paced, dynamic and a lot of fun, with good effects and a strong score (Andrew Lockington), and a winning central turn by […]

Apr, 13

Darby O’Gill and the Little People **** (1959, Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Jimmy O’Dea, Kieron Moore, Estelle Winwood, Walter Fitzgerald, Denis O’Dea) – Classic Movie Review 6916

Disney’s superlative 1959 children’s film Darby O’Gill and the Little People is an often inspired mix of warm Irish charm and sly Gaelic hokum. Cubby Broccoli saw and liked Sean Connery in this movie and […]

Apr, 13

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