Derek Winnert

The Clandestine Marriage **** (1999, Nigel Hawthorne, Joan Collins, Timothy Spall, Paul Nicholls, Natasha Little, Emma Chambers, Tom Hollander) – Classic Movie Review 6554

An excellent cast makes director Christopher Miles’s 1999 British period film work smoothly, nicely and entertainingly. Thanks to all the good work, it is a very considerable success, and a very successful transfer of a play […]

Jan, 13 · in Reviews

The Killing of Sister George **** (1968, Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne) – Classic Movie Review 6553

Director Robert Aldrich’s dark-toned 1969 lesbian drama features a splendid, career-best performance by Beryl Reid as June ‘George’ Buckridge, the ageing, bad-tempered, drunken lesbian actress whose imminent demise in a radio serial makes life hell […]

Jan, 13 · in Reviews

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ** (2017, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Alex Wolff, Nick Jonas) – Movie Review

Director Jake Kasdan’s harmless but lame, laborious and empty-headed reboot of Jumanji (1995) cost a lot – $90 million – but has taken a fortune – $254 million in the US. It goes for the old downhome […]

Jan, 12

I, Tonya **** (2017, Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney) – Movie Review 

Director Craig Gillespie’s bold and tough-toned 2017 movie tackles the controversial life story of American competitive ice skater Tonya Harding and casts Margot Robbie, who gives a brave, battling performance, as convincing on the ice […]

Jan, 12

Saps at Sea *** (1940, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Dick Cramer, Ben Turpin) – Classic Movie Review 6552

Director Gordon Douglas’s 1940 57-minute comedy film features James Finlayson as a doctor, Dr J H Finlayson by name, who prescribes a peaceful sea cruise for Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It is intended to help […]

Jan, 12

Follow That Dream * (1962, Elvis Presley, Arthur O’Connell, Anne Helm) – Classic Movie Review 6551

Director Gordon Douglas’s 1962 musical romantic comedy is a slushy vehicle for Elvis Presley, with five unmemorable songs. Presley as Toby Kwimper? I don’t think so! Charles Lederer’s slack screenplay is taken from Richard C […]

Jan, 12

Call Me Bwana ** (1963, Bob Hope, Anita Ekberg, Edie Adams, Lionel Jeffries) – Classic Movie Review 6550

Bob Hope is pleasantly enough showcased in director Gordon Douglas’s 1962 British-made farcical comedy, which turns out to be adequate though rather low-fun entertainment. It is all a bit slack and silly. Hope stars as […]

Jan, 12

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