Derek Winnert

Housebound ***½ (2014, Morgana O’Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru) – Movie Review

Morgana O’Reilly stars as the dysfunctional young New Zealand woman Kylie Bucknell, who is ordered by a judge to return to her mother’s house on home detention, in writer-director Gerard Johnstone‘s black comedy horror thriller. Her punishment […]

Jul, 01 · in Reviews

Terminator Genisys *** (2015, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke) – Movie Review

The fourth rebooted Terminator movie with Christian Bale, Terminator Salvation in 2009, did not please enough fans. So Arnold Schwarzenegger has a rare opportunity to grab back his original franchise in director Alan Taylor’s Terminator […]

Jul, 01 · in Reviews

Amy **** (2015, Amy Winehouse) – Movie Review

Director Asif Kapadia’s 2015 documentary Amy is extremely well done, informative and moving, but also very depressing and upsetting. Amy Winehouse had it all – an incredible jazz voice, the ability to turn her emotional pain into […]

Jul, 01

Magic Mike XXL ** (2015, Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, Amber Heard) – Movie Review

Channing Tatum is back as male stripper Mike in the 2015 comedy-drama film Magic Mike XXL, the sequel to Magic Mike (2012), and that’s good news because he’s as entertaining as he is easy on the eye. Channing Tatum […]

Jun, 29

Variety Lights [Luci del varietà] *** (1950, Peppino De Filippo, Carla Del Poggio, Giulietta Masina) – Classic Movie Review 2656

Federico Fellini makes his directorial début as joint writer-producer-director with Alberto Lattuada in this bitter-sweet 1950 romantic drama about a company of third-rate music-hall theatrical performers on tour.  The story spotlights the adventures of the actors, […]

Jun, 28

Let’s Make Love *** (1960, Yves Montand, Marilyn Monroe, Tony Randall, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Frankie Vaughan) – Classic Movie Review 2655

Director George Cukor’s 1960 movie is a lightweight, rather bumpy showbiz comedy-romance. But it does raise some sparks and laughs with a sparkling, appealing star team in Yves Montand and Marilyn Monroe plus welcome support performers […]

Jun, 28

Bus Stop **** (1956, Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O’Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray, Hope Lange) – Classic Movie Review 2,654

The enjoyable 1956 movie version of William Inge’s classic play Bus Stop showcases Marilyn Monroe’s appealing turn as vulnerable saloon singer Chérie. Oscar-nominated Don Murray is nearly as good as Bo Decker, the cowboy who […]

Jun, 28

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