Derek Winnert

House by the River *** (1950, Louis Hayward, Jane Wyatt, Lee Bowman) – Classic Movie Review 2806

Fritz Lang directs this tense, moody, intriguing and atmospheric 1950 film noir thriller based on the A P Herbert source novel’s story of death, betrayal and obsession. Louis Hayward stars as deranged, unsuccessful author Stephen […]

Aug, 12 · in Uncategorized

Prizzi’s Honor ***** (1985, Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston, Robert Loggia, William Hickey, John Randolph) – Classic Movie Review 2805

Director John Huston’s absolutely brilliant 1985 black-comedy Mafia movie thriller, based on Richard Condon’s novel, stars Jack Nicholson as Charley Partanna, a hitman who works for the Prizzi crime syndicate family. Charley is soon up […]

Aug, 12 · in Uncategorized

The Ox-Bow Incident [Strange Incident] ***** (1943, Henry Fonda, Harry Morgan, Dana Andrews, Anthony Quinn, Francis Ford, Frank Conroy, Jane Darwell, Harry Davenport, William Eythe) – Classic Movie Review 2801

Henry Fonda and Harry Morgan play ordinary cowboys helpless to stop the lynching of three drifters, in the intelligent and powerful 1943 classic Western film The Ox-Bow Incident.  Henry Fonda and Harry Morgan play a […]

Aug, 11

The Owl and the Pussycat **** (1970, Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klein, Allen Garfield, Buck Henry) – Classic Movie Review 2,799

Barbra Streisand and George Segal are on their finest comic form in Herbert Ross’s hilarious 1970 romantic comedy film The Owl and the Pussycat. Barbra Streisand and George Segal are happily teamed and on their […]

Aug, 11

Overnight Delivery *** (1998, Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon, Christine Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 2802

Director James Bloom’s amusing 1998 college romantic comedy is nicely cast, well played and rather sweet. Paul Rudd stars as freshman Wyatt Trips, who’s sworn to be faithful to his girlfriend Kim (Christine Taylor) 1,000 […]

Aug, 11

Oxford Blues * (1984, Rob Lowe, Julian Sands, Michael Gough, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Pays, Gail Strickland, Alan Howard, Julian Firth, Cary Elwes) – So Bad It’s Good 14

Blues is right. The 1984 So Bad It’s Good movie Oxford Blues is likely to give you them. The young Rob Lowe is an unlikely Oxford student, but he is effectively slimy in a tweak […]

Aug, 11

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ** (2015, Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant, Jared Harris, Elizabeth Debicki) – Movie Review

UNCLE? My giddy aunt! Henry Cavill stars as CIA agent Napoleon Solo and Armie Hammer plays KGB operative Illya Kuryakin, who after a lot of fighting one another in early 1960s Berlin, end up working […]

Aug, 11

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