Derek Winnert

Concrete Night [Betoniyö] *** (2013, Johannes Brotherus, Jari Virman, Anneli Karppinen, Juhan Ulfsak) – Classic Movie Review 12,852

A 14-year-old boy living in a Helsinki concrete jungle goes off the rails taking life lessons from his older brother on his last day of freedom before starting a prison sentence.  Finnish director Pirjo Honkasalo’s […]

Apr, 12 · in Reviews

The Snorkel *** (1958, Peter Van Eyck, Betta St John, Mandy Miller, William Franklyn, Grégoire Aslan) – Classic Movie Review 12,851

Hammer Films’ commendable 1958 British thriller film The Snorkel stars Peter Van Eyck, Betta St John, and child actress Mandy Miller in her last film role. The story is either by actor Anthony Dawson or […]

Apr, 11 · in Uncategorized

The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe [Robinson Crusoe] **** (1954, Dan O’Herlihy, Jaime Fernández) – Classic Movie Review 12,850

Luis Buñuel’s 1954 Mexican-made adventure film The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe [Robinson Crusoe] stars Dan O’Herlihy, who was Oscar nominated as Crusoe. Buñuel picked him over Orson Welles (‘too loud and too fat’). Director Luis […]

Apr, 11

The Cat from Outer Space ** (1978, Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Roddy McDowall, Harry Morgan, McLean Stevenson) 2024 – Classic Movie Review 12,849

US army officials and foreign spies try to stop three scientists from helping a stranded Alien feline to repair its spacecraft and return home, in Disney’s 1978 sci-fi comedy film The Cat from Outer Space. Director […]

Apr, 09

The Fall of the House of Usher * (1950, Gwen Watford, Kay Tendeter) – Classic Movie Review 12,848

This rarely seen British horror film version of the famous Edgar Allan Poe story The Fall of the House of Usher was shot in and around a mansion in Hastings, Sussex. It was made in […]

Apr, 06

Disappearance ** (2002, Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey) – Classic Movie Review 12,847

Harry Hamlin and Susan Dey from TV’s LA Law are reunited in the 2002 mystery thriller film Disappearance as a married couple driving with their two kids in Nevada, when they make the mistake of […]

Apr, 06

For Them That Trespass *½ (1949, Richard Todd, Patricia Plunkett, Stephen Murray) – Classic Movie Review 12,846

Alberto Cavalcanti’s 1949 British crime drama film For Them That Trespass marks the star film début, aged 30, of Richard Todd as an innocent man who spends 15 years in prison for the murder of […]

Apr, 06

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