Derek Winnert

Independence Day: Resurgence *** (2016, Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Brent Spiner, William Fichtner, Sela Ward, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Maika Monroe) – Movie Review

The nations of Earth are at peace and, using recovered alien technology, have collaborated on an immense defence programme to protect the planet. So that’s nice. But, 20 years on from the extremely enjoyable and […]

Jun, 22 · in Uncategorized

The Secret Life of Pets *** (2016, voices of Louis C K, Jenny Slate, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Eric Stonestreet, Albert Brooks) – Movie Review

Directors Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney’s Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me) studio animated feature begins brilliantly by imagining what the animals a Manhattan apartment building get up to when their owners leave them alone go to work. They speak English […]

Jun, 22 · in Uncategorized

Up For Love [Un homme à la hauteur] **** (2016, Jean Dujardin, Virginie Efira, Cédric Kahn, Stéphanie Papanian, César Domboy) – Movie Review

A man called Alexandre finds a woman called Diane’s mobile phone in a restaurant, calls her up, charms her on the phone and invites her out for dinner. Rowing with her ex-lover Bruno, her law firm partner, […]

Jun, 22

Central Intelligence ** (2016, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Danielle Nicolet, Amy Ryan, Jason Bateman, Aaron Paul) – Movie Review

Co-writer/ director Rawson Marshall Thurber’s harmless, raucous, lowbrow, awfully silly 2016 buddy movie pairs Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. If you really love both of them, that will be the good news. They’re the current Little and […]

Jun, 22

The Flintstones ** (1994, John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Rosie O’Donnell, Kyle MacLachlan, Halle Berry, Elizabeth Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 3900

Director Brian Levant’s good-natured 1994 hit comedy is a desperate-to-please, juvenile farce based on William Hannah and Joseph Barbera’s beloved Sixties TV cartoon series The Flintstones (1960–1966). Despite its shortcomings, it has speed, some funny […]

Jun, 21

Flipper ** (1996, Elijah Wood, Paul Hogan) – Classic Movie Review 3901

Director James B Clark’s 1963 children’s movie Flipper is remade by writer-director Alan Shapiro in 1996 with Elijah Wood and Paul Hogan to mild effect. Everything is brisk, businesslike and professional but just none too ecxiting. […]

Jun, 21

Flirt *** (1995, Martin Donovan, Robert Burke, Parker Posey, Bill Sage, Michael Imperioli, Elina Löwensohn) – Classic Movie Review 3902

Writer-director Hal Hartley makes as much as he can of a bold if limited idea, filming the same story three times on a different location – New York, Berlin, then Tokyo – with a different […]

Jun, 21

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