Derek Winnert

The Founder **** (2016, Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Laura Dern, Linda Cardellini) – Movie Review

The Founder starts as an advert for McDonald’s fast food and the disposable, ambitious, cheery, patriotic American way. But then, just when you think you are paying to see and advert, it turns quite dark […]

Feb, 24 · in Reviews

Munich **** (2005, Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Geoffrey Rush, Michael Lonsdale, Mathieu Amalric, Moritz Bleibtreu, Marie-Josée Croze) – Classic Movie Review 5053

‘The world was watching in 1972 as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Olympics. This is the story of what happened next.’ Director Steven Spielberg’s dark, tense and sombre 2005 historical political thriller tells the […]

Feb, 24 · in Reviews

Tommy **** (1975, Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson, Robert Powell, Paul Nicholas, Tina Turner, Keith Moon) – Classic Movie Review 5,054

Ken Russell’s incredibly boisterous 1975 film adaptation of The Who’s rock opera Tommy features Roger Daltrey as the catatonic Tommy Walker. Tina Turner as The Acid Queen, Jack Nicholson as a slimy doctor, and Ann-Margret as […]

Feb, 24

Death Wish V: The Face of Death ½ (1994, Charles Bronson, Lesley-Anne Down, Michael Parks, Saul Rubinek) – Classic Movie Review 5052

Writer-director Allan A Goldstein takes over for the 1994 final episode of Death Wish, with a physically much changed Charles Bronson (then 73) back as the wrinkled urban vigilante Paul Kersey. The revenge vigilante action […]

Feb, 23

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown ½ (1987, Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P Ryan, Perry Lopez, Soon-Tek Oh) – Classic Movie Review 5051

Director J Lee Thompson’s tawdry and disreputable 1987 action thriller is the third sequel to Death Wish (1974). It once again stars Charles Bronson, at the age of 66 still playing wrinkled part-time vigilante, architect Paul […]

Feb, 23

Marty ***** (1955, Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti) – Classic Movie Review 5050

Director Delbert Mann’s simple, kind-hearted and affecting 1955 drama triumphed at the 1956 Academy Awards, winning four of the most important Oscars, including Best Picture for producer Harold Hecht and Best Actor for Ernest Borgnine. Borgnine […]

Feb, 23

Martin **** (1978, John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Christine Forrest) – Classic Movie Review 5049

Writer-director George A Romero’s blood curdling 1978 horror shocker Martin stars John Amplas as a troubled and disturbed 17-year-old American lad called Martin who thinks that he is an 84-year-old vampire escaped from Romania. It […]

Feb, 23

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