Derek Winnert

The Rocket Man * (1954, Charles Coburn, Spring Byington, Anne Francis, John Agar, Beverly Garland, John Agar, George ‘Foghorn’ Winslow) – Classic Movie Review 4834

Wait for it! ‘Out-of-this-world laughter and down-to-earth charm when the face from space turns out to be…the kid next door!’ But alas any acid wit, high-spirited fun or real charm are sorely lacking from director […]

Jan, 02 · in Reviews

Rocket Gibraltar **** (1988, Burt Lancaster, Suzy Amis, Patricia Clarkson, Bill Pullman, Kevin Spacey, Macaulay Culkin) – Classic Movie Review 4833

Director Daniel Petrie’s 1988 drama stars Burt Lancaster as widowed family patriarch Levi Rockwell, who is having his 77th birthday. His caring but uncomprehending adult kids and his open, generous-spirited grand-children arrive to celebrate. When […]

Jan, 02 · in Reviews

Why Him? *** (2016, James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Megan Mullally, Zoey Deutch) – Movie Review

Middle-aged couple Bryan Cranston and Megan Mullally are invited by their 22-year-old daughter (Zoey Deutch) to spend the holidays getting too know her new, older Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend (James Franco) at his modernist mansion. […]

Jan, 02

Heat and Dust **** (1983, Julie Christie, Shashi Kapoor, Greta Scacchi, Christopher Cazenove, Susan Fleetwood, Barry Foster, Julian Glover) – Classic Movie Review 4832

Director James Ivory’s sumptuous 1983 romantic drama stars Julie Christie, who relishes a highly rewarding role as a young Englishwoman who wants to find the whole truth about herself and India via the letters of […]

Dec, 31

Boots! Boots! ** (1934, George Formby, Beryl Formby, Arthur Kingsley, Tonie Forde, Lillian Keyes) – Classic Movie Review 4830

Love blooms when George Formby has his little ukulele in his hand in the 1934 British musical comedy film Boots! Boots!  Director Bert Tracy’s 1934 British musical comedy film Boots! Boots! features George Formby in his […]

Dec, 31

Boomerang! ***** (1947, Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J Cobb, Karl Malden, Arthur Kennedy) – Classic Movie Review 4831

Director Elia Kazan’s stupendous 1947 real-life American crime film noir thriller Boomerang! tells the riveting, realistic true tale of a State’s Attorney (Dana Andrews) who sets out to discover the truth after he decides he […]

Dec, 31

Bootmen ***½ (2000, Adam Garcia, Sophie Lee, Sam Worthington) – Classic Movie Review 4829

Adam Garcia stars as Sean, a young man who decides to his rewrite his life’s destiny by starting a tap dance group to escape working in the local Australian steel mill for the rest of […]

Dec, 31

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