Derek Winnert

The Toxic Avenger *** (1984, Andrée Marander, Mitchell Cohen, Pat Ryan, Mark Torgl) – Classic Movie Review 4380

Nerdy mop boy janitor Melvin Junko (Mark Torgl) falls into a vat of toxic nuclear waste and new superhero ‘old goo-goo eyes’ is born. And then, as The Toxic Avenger (Mitchell Cohen), he sets out to save the […]

Sep, 18 · in Uncategorized

The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie *½ (1989, Ron Fazio, Rick Collins, Phoebe Legere, John Altamura) – Classic Movie Review 4379

Producers-directors Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman’s 1989 second sequel in their cheapo horror spoof trilogy is thin and by no means totally satisfying so don’t expect too much. But it is often still surprisingly funny […]

Sep, 18 · in Uncategorized

The Toxic Avenger Part II ** (1989, Ron Fazio, John Altamura, Phoebe Legere) – Classic Movie Review 4378

Producers-directors Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman’s 1989 horror spoof sequel is often surprisingly funny, avoiding the trap of being simply stupid that is the fate of most movies of this kind. Some dull patches keep […]

Sep, 18

The Strange Woman ***½ (1946, Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders, Louis Hayward, Gene Lockhart, Hillary Brooke) – Classic Movie Review 4377

Hedy Lamarr caught flu three days after filming started on her own production of The Strange Woman (1946) and the production had to be shut down for three weeks.  Director Edgar G Ulmer’s 1946 American […]

Sep, 18

The Sisters **** (1938, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, Anita Louise, Jane Bryan, Ian Hunter, Donald Crisp, Beulah Bondi) – Classic Movie Review 4,376

Bette Davis is having trouble with Errol Flynn in the 1938 Warner Bros black and white drama film The Sisters. Davis is in her intense element, and they are an exciting team, though not much […]

Sep, 18

The Sea Gull **** (1968, James Mason, Vanessa Redgrave, Simone Signoret, David Warner, Harry Andrews, Denholm Elliott, Ronald Radd, Eileen Herlie, Alfred Lynch) – Classic Movie Review 4375

James Mason is outstanding as successful novelist Trigorin in director Sidney Lumet’s fine, faithful, though long and gloomy 1968 film version of the Anton Chekhov classic play The Sea Gull.  With this cast and crew […]

Sep, 17

A Delicate Balance **** (1973, Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofield, Joseph Cotten, Lee Remick, Kate Reid, Betsy Blair) – Classic Movie Review 4374

Director Tony Richardson encourages superb acting from Katharine Hepburn and Paul Scofield as Agnes and Tobias, an ageing, well-to-do Connecticut couple quarrelling with their family members and best friends. They are their daughter Julia (Lee Remick), ready […]

Sep, 17

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