Derek Winnert

If These Walls Could Talk **** (1996, Demi Moore, Sissy Spacek, Cher, Shirley Knight, Kathleen Keener, Jason London, C C H Pounder, Kevin Cooney) – Classic Movie Review 5032

A marvellous cast is assembled for three sincere, affecting and compelling stories of abortion set in different periods – 1952, 1974 (both directed by Nancy Savoca) and 1996 (directed by Cher) – set in the […]

Feb, 20 · in Reviews

If Lucy Fell *** (1996, Sarah Jessica Parker, Eric Schaeffer, Ben Stiller, Elle Macpherson, Scarlett Johansson) – Classic Movie Review 5003

Co-writer/ director/ star Eric Schaeffer’s 1996 romantic comedy drama can boast an impressive cast that includes Sarah Jessica Parker, Ben Stiller, Elle Macpherson, Eric Schaeffer, James Rebhorn (1948–2014), Robert John Burke, David Thornton, Bill Sage, […]

Feb, 20 · in Reviews

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk ** (2016, Joe Alwyn, Garrett Hedlund, Arturo Castro, Vin Diesel, Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker, Steve Martin) – Movie Review

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is a likeable, well-meaning and honourable movie. But, meticulously made and interesting though it is, it must count as a talky semi-failure of a film from Ang Lee, his first […]

Feb, 19

Fifty Shades Darker ** (2017, Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Kim Basinger, Bella Heathcote) – Movie Review

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan resume their roles as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey in director James Foley’s compulsively silly 2017 fairy tale romance sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey. Complete with daft dialogue, Niall Leonard writes the tricky to […]

Feb, 19

The Great Wall ** (2016, Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal, Andy Lau) – Movie Review

Zhang Yimou is one of the world’s great film directors but unfortunately this simple-minded 2016 fantasy action adventure is not a great film. Despite the title, it’s not really about The Great Wall at all. It’s a monster […]

Feb, 19

Army of Darkness: The Medieval Dead *** (1992, Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert) – Classic Movie Review 5031

Director Sam Raimi turns the third and final part of his The Evil Dead trilogy into a spoof sword and sorcery fantasy horror movie. Bruce Campbell returns as hero Ash, who is now accidentally transported […]

Feb, 19

Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn [Evil Dead II] *** (1987, Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks) – Classic Movie Review 5030

For his bigger-budget ( $3,600,000) horror sequel to the 1981 cult favourite video nasty original The Evil Dead, co-writer/ director Raimi gives his horror fans exactly what they want – another exuberant dose of blood, […]

Feb, 19

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