Derek Winnert

Hellzapoppin’ **** (1941, Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Martha Raye, Jane Frazee, Mischa Auer) – Classic Movie Review 6121

Nat Perrin’s Forties Broadway revue’s anarchic spirit is transferred effectively to the screen in director H C Potter’s hilarious, inventive 1942 madcap movie. Breathlessly zesty, it is one of the greatest movies about making movies. It […]

Oct, 21 · in Uncategorized

Hellraiser: Inferno ** (2001, Craig Sheffer, Nicholas Turturro, James Remar) – Classic Movie Review 6120

‘The Terrifying New Chapter In The Hellraiser Legacy!’ Co-writer/ producer/ director Scott Derrickson’s promised 2001 fifth episode is another contrived low-budget ($2 million) mess, but with some reasonable performances, okay effects, and enough exciting Hellraiser violence […]

Oct, 21 · in Uncategorized

Hellraiser: Bloodline [Hellraiser IV] * (1996, Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Christine Harnos) – Classic Movie Review 6119

Director Kevin Yeager’s 1996 horror movie, the fourth episode in the franchise promised after Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) is a contrived mess, with dismal performances and a descent into total nastiness. In the […]

Oct, 20

Journeyman *** (2017, Paddy Considine, Jodie Whittaker, Anthony Welsh, Tony Pitts, Paul Popplewell) – Movie Review

You’ve got to hand it to Paddy Considine. He is hugely ambitious as writer/ director/ star of this gruelling, hard-hitting medical and personal drama. Considine stars as ageing world middleweight boxing champion Matty Burton (Paddy Considine), […]

Oct, 20

The Snowman ** (2017, Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Val Kilmer, J K Simmons) – Movie Review

The Snowman is a disappointment, not a disaster. It’s okay, it passes the time, but much more is needed. The problems are the story lacks credibility and there’s no chemistry between Michael Fassbender and his […]

Oct, 20

Lord of Illusions ** (1995, Scott Bakula, Famke Janssen, Kevin J O’Connor, Daniel von Bargen, Joseph Latimore) – Classic Movie Review 6118

This grisly, mediocre 1995 horror chiller is in the interesting category but must be considered a disappointment from cult horror writer-director Clive Barker. Famke Janssen stars as Dorothea who pays New York gumshoe Harry D’Amour […]

Oct, 20

Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh ** (1995, Tony Todd, Kelly Rowan, Timothy Carhart, Veronica Cartwright) – Classic Movie Review 6117

Clive Barker’s hook-handed serial killer the Candyman (Tony Todd effectively reprising his 1992 role in Candyman) is brought back to life to scare New Orleans this time. The immortal killer goes off after a young school teacher, […]

Oct, 20

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