Derek Winnert

Midnight Special ***½ (2016, Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, Sam Shepard) – Movie Review

Writer-director Jeff Nichols boldly goes at having a crack at something a bit different in this dark and brooding 2016 sci-fi chase thriller. It’s an oddball story in which a father Roy and his eight-year-old son Alton Meyer go […]

Apr, 07 · in Reviews

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) *** (1931, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Jean Hersholt) – Classic Movie Review 3538

Director Robert Z Leonard’s 1931 MGM drama is notable for starring the king and queen of Thirties Hollywood in their only screen pairing. Naturally Greta Garbo and Clark Gable make a must-see team in this […]

Apr, 06 · in Reviews

Petulia *** (1968, Julie Christie, George C Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Shirley Knight, Pippa Scott) – Classic Movie Review 3,537

Richard Lester takes us back to the San Francisco-style kookie Swinging Sixties era, in the interesting but shaky 1968 romantic drama film Petulia. Julie Christie stars as the Arch Kook Petulia, a zany young British […]

Apr, 06

Jabberwocky **** (1977, Michael Palin, Max Wall, Harry H Corbett, John Le Mesurier, Deborah Fallender, Warren Mitchell, Rodney Bewes, Bernard Bresslaw, Gorden Kaye) – Classic Movie Review 3536

Co-writer/director Terry Gilliam’s delicious 1977 fantasy adventure comedy proves ideal material for him, with its playful nods to Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem Jabberwocky and a hint of Monty Python surreal lunacy. At the heart of its […]

Apr, 06

Humoresque **** (1920, Alma Rubens, Gaston Glass, Vera Gordon, Dore Davidson) – Classic Movie Review 3535

Director Frank Borzage’s 1920 silent movie is the original version of the Fannie Hurst story in a collection of stories entitled Humoresque: A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It (1920) that was turned a wonderful vehicle for […]

Apr, 06

Humoresque ***** (1946, Joan Crawford, John Garfield, Oscar Levant, J Carrol Naish, Joan Chandler) – Classic Movie Review 3534

‘One Of The Greatest Of Them All!’ Joan Crawford finds a wonderful vehicle for her unique personality and talents in director Jean Negulesco’s splendid 1946 soap opera. She gives a definitive, crazed performance in this […]

Apr, 05

Nevada Smith *** (1966, Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Arthur Kennedy, Suzanne Pleshette, Raf Vallone, Martin Landau) – Classic Movie Review 3,533

The robust 1966 Western prequel film Nevada Smith has the advantage of starring Steve McQueen in his prime, taking over Alan Ladd’s old role of Nevada Smith from the hit 1964 movie The Carpetbaggers.  Producer/ […]

Apr, 05

@wpshower

Feeds

Susbscribe to our awesome Blog Feed or Comments Feed