Derek Winnert

Racer and the Jailbird [Le Fidèle] ** (2017, Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Jean-Benoît Ugeux, Kerem Can, Sam Louwyck, Stefaan Degand) – Movie Review 

Matthias Schoenaerts stars as high-flying low-life Brussels gangster Gigi, who is introduced to young upper-class racing driver Bibi (Adèle Exarchopoulos) by her brother at a party. Gigi hits on Bibi at once. Bibi is charmed. They agree to meet again in a […]

Sep, 29 · in Uncategorized

The Cakemaker **** (2017, Tim Kalkhof, Sarah Adler, Roy Miller, Zohar Shtrauss) – Movie Review 

Tim Kalkhof gives the warmest and most appealing of performances as Tomas, a gay German pastry maker working in a tasty cake shop and cafe in Berlin, where a married man Oren (Roy Miller) arrives and asks […]

Sep, 29 · in Uncategorized

The Alf Garnett Saga * (1972, Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols, Adrienne Posta, Mike Angelis) – Classic Movie Review 6051

Director Bob Kellett’s 1972 sequel to 1968’s Till Death Us Do Part is a shaky and disappointing comedy feature. It is the second film spinoff from the classic Sixties TV show Till Death Us Do […]

Sep, 29

Lean on Pete **** (2017, Charlie Plummer, Travis Fimmel, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Steve Zahn, Thomas Mann) – Movie Review 

OK give Charlie Plummer the whatever award for Most Promising Newcomer as 15-year-old Charley Thompson who takes a summer job with washed-up horse trainer Del (Steve Buscemi) and befriends his struggling racehorse named Lean on Pete. Well, actually, Charlie […]

Sep, 29

Spoor [Pokot] **** (2017, Agnieszka Mandat-Grabka, Wiktor Zborowski, Jakub Gierszal) – Movie Review 

Agnieszka Mandat-Grabka grabs the attention as Janina Duszejko, a seemingly dotty older woman who lives alone in the Klodzko Valley south-western Poland, close to the border with the Czech Republic. She teaches kids English, part time, and looks after her […]

Sep, 28

Ava **** (2017, Noée Abita, Laure Calamy, Juan Cano) – Movie Review 

Noée Abita gives an extraordinary, knockout performance as the 13-year-old Ava, who is spending the summer at the seaside on the French sandy coast with her single mum Maud (Laure Calamy) and baby sister. Ava […]

Sep, 28

Your Name **** [Kimi no na wa] (2016) – Movie Review

Japanese writer-director Makoto Shinkai tells the sci-fi infused love story of a teenage boy and girl from different backgrounds who discover they can swap bodies in this haunting, dream-like gender-bending 2016 anime film. Telling a special, […]

Sep, 28

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