Derek Winnert

The Son of the Sheik ***** (1926, Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, George Fawcett, Montagu Love, Karl Dane, Agnes Ayres) – Classic Movie Review 3052

Director George Fitzmaurice’s delightful 1926 silent classic provided Rudolph Valentino with what tragically turned out to be his final film role. Released on 5 September 1926 shortly after his death from a ruptured gastric ulcer […]

Nov, 12 · in Reviews

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ***** (1921, Rudolph Valentino, Alice Terry, Pomeroy Cannon, Josef Swickard, Nigel De Brulier, Alan Hale Sr, Jean Hersholt, Wallace Beery) – Classic Movie Review 3,051

UK cinema chain Odeon said it is closing five cinemas on 5 June 2023: Magdalen Street, Oxford; Rigby Road, Blackpool; Weston-super-mare; Ayr; and Banbury. Built by Frank Matcham, the 1,000-seat Oxford Odeon opened with The […]

Nov, 12 · in Reviews

Tangerine *** (2015, Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian, Arsen Grigoryan, Clu Gulager) – Movie Review

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez stars as Sin-Dee, a transgender prostitute just out of jail, who finds out from her best friend Alexandra (Mya Taylor) that her pimp boyfriend has been unfaithful. So Sin-Dee tears through Tinseltown on […]

Nov, 11

The Hallow ** (2015, Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novakovic, Michael McElhatton, Stuart Graham, Gary Lydon) – Movie Review

A London-based conservationist tree surgeon called Adam Hitchens (Joseph Mawle from Game of Thrones) is sent to Ireland to survey an area of forest believed to be hallowed ground by the superstitious local folk. Adam and […]

Nov, 11

Steve Jobs **** (2015, Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Michael Stuhlbarg) – Movie Review

Danny Boyle‘s 2015 movie casts Michael Fassbender as the architect of the digital revolution, Steve Jobs, the late CEO of Apple inc. Let’s be clear, this isn’t a biopic of Jobs. Instead it paints a […]

Nov, 11

Grandma ***½ (2015, Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Laverne Cox, Sam Elliott, Nat Wolff) – Movie Review

Odd film, Grandma, sad and uncomfortable, yet funny, truthful and haunting. For all its rough edges, it works really well with a sharp breath of fresh air and is memorable for giving a grand role […]

Nov, 11

Fathers and Daughters ** (2015, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Jane Fonda, Diane Kruger, Bruce Greenwood) – Movie Review

Director Gabriele Muccino’s heart-tugger is an old-fashioned women’s film, done with plenty of confidence and expertise but unfortunately not enough skill. With a good, expert cast, the talent’s all there, but there are gaping holes throughout the […]

Nov, 10

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