Derek Winnert

The Black Hole *** (1979, Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Ernest Borgnine, Yvette Mimieux, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Tom McLoughlin) – Classic Movie Review 3711

The Walt Disney Studio, under producer Ron Miller, commendably trying for something different in 1979, came up with director Gary Nelson’s extremely good-looking but rather poorly conceived sci-fi adventure about a group of American researchers […]

May, 15 · in Uncategorized

The Black Cauldron *** (1985, voices of Grant Bardsley, Freddie Jones, Susan Sheridan) – Classic Movie Review 3710

Directors Ted Berman and Richard Rich’s intriguing and underrated 1985 Walt Disney sword and sorcery animated feature tells the story of the young farm lad Taran in the land of Prydain in the Middle Ages […]

May, 15 · in Uncategorized

The Black Cobra [Cobra nero] * (1987, Fred Williamson, Eva Grimaldi, Bruno Bilotta) – Classic Movie Review 3709

Fred Williamson stars as maverick lone cop Detective Robert Malone, who tries to stop a crazy biker gang terrorising a woman photographer, in director Stelvio Massi’s grim and trashy 1987 action thriller, written by Danilo Massi. The […]

May, 15

Black Christmas [Silent Night, Evil Night] **** (1974, Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Art Hindle, Andre Martin, John Saxon) – Classic Movie Review 3,708

Bob Clark’s 1974 Canadian shock suspense thriller film Black Christmas: sorority sisters gather to celebrate Christmas break, but there is something terrifying in their sorority house attic. Black Christmas (1974): A group of sorority sisters […]

May, 15

Everybody Wants Some!! **** (2016, Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, Ryan Guzman) – Movie Review

Blake Jenner stars as freshman Jake who joins a group of daft college baseball players enjoying the good life in the couple of days before term begins in Richard Linklater’s 1980-set college comedy. Linklater may be old now […]

May, 14

Ode to Billy Joe **** (1976, Robby Benson, Glynnis O’Connor) – Classic Movie Review 3,707

The good-looking 1976 romantic drama film Ode to Billy Joe explains why young Billy Joe McAllister (Robby Benson) jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge, according the classic 1967 song by Bobbie Gentry. ‘What the song didn’t […]

May, 14

Harry & Son *** (1984, Paul Newman, Robby Benson, Ellen Barkin, Wilford Brimley, Joanne Woodward, Judith Ivey, Ossie Davis, Morgan Freeman) – Classic Movie Review 3706

Paul Newman is producer, co-writer, director and star for this 1983 film, a deeply felt personal project. He tries really hard to make a success of his reflection on life, love and mortality. It is a […]

May, 14

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