Derek Winnert

The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men **** (1952, Richard Todd, Joan Rice, Peter Finch, James Hayter, Martita Hunt, James Robertson Justice) – Classic Movie Review 3474

Director Ken Annakin’s lusty, richly enjoyable 1952 British Disney live-action version of the classic tale highlights reliably engaging turns from a splendid ensemble headed by Richard Todd as the outlaw Robin Hood, Joan Rice as […]

Mar, 14 · in Reviews

Robin Hood *** (1973, voices of Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas, Andy Devine) – Classic Movie Review 3473

Robin Hood is a fox who teams up with a bear version of Little John to oust Prince John (a lion) with Sir Hiss the snake as his pal in producer-director Wolfgang Reitherman’s 1973 American-British […]

Mar, 14 · in Reviews

Zootropolis [Zootopia] **** (2016, voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, J K Simmons, Tommy Chong, Octavia Spencer, Jenny Slate, Shakira) – Movie Review

Set in Zootopia, a city full of characterful anthropomorphic animals, Disney’s 2016 blockbuster animated comedy is good-hearted and funny. It’s busy, fast paced, inventive and above all loads of fun, both for kids and grown-ups. […]

Mar, 14

10 Cloverfield Lane **** (2016, John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr) – Movie Review

I do love a horror movie that delivers. I’ve been looking for one for ages and ages – and, finally, this is it! None of your, oh that dripping water might be scary, those woods […]

Mar, 14

The Pawnbroker ***** (1964, Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sanchez) – Classic Movie Review 3470

Rod Steiger said: ‘You think Run of the Arrow is my best film? Haven’t you seen The Pawnbroker?’ Rod Steiger boasts a towering, Oscar-nominated performance as Sol Nazerman, the Jewish pawnbroker in Harlem tormented by […]

Mar, 13

The Flame and the Arrow ***** (1950, Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Robert Douglas, Robin Hughes, Norman Lloyd, Nick Cravat) – Classic Movie Review 3472

Italy’s tempestuous history is profitably explored in director Jacques Tourneur’s thrilling 1950 adventure The Flame and the Arrow. It stars an amazingly athletic Burt Lancaster, who leaps from one derring-do moment to another in Warner […]

Mar, 13

The Crimson Kimono **** (1959, Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta, Victoria Shaw) – Classic Movie Review 3468

‘Yes, this is a beautiful American girl in the arms of a Japanese boy!’ explained the advertising. Cult writer-producer-director Samuel Fuller’s commendably taut and tense little 1959 film noir thriller boasts fascinating detail, an intriguing […]

Mar, 12

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