Derek Winnert

Sex, Lies, and Videotape **** (1989, James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo) – Classic Movie Review 2137

Writer/director Steven Soderbergh’s celebrated 1989 indie drama is his highly promising film debut that set him off on a brilliant career. It won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making the then-26-year-old Soderbergh […]

Jan, 31 · in Reviews

King of the Hill **** (1993, Jesse Bradford, Jeroen Krabbé, Lisa Eichhorn) – Classic Movie Review 2136

Writer-director Steven Soderbergh’s moving, witty and highly engaging 1993 coming-of-age drama stars Jesse Bradford as a resourceful 12-year-old boy called Aaron who struggles to survive growing up in Depression-era St Louis. The boy plots and schemes […]

Jan, 31 · in Reviews

Bring It On ***½ (2000, Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, Gabrielle Union) – Classic Movie Review 2135

‘I’m sexy. I’m cute. I’m popular to boot. I’m bitching. Great hair. The boys like to stare.’ Director Peyton Reed’s hilarious 2000 high-school comedy is a witty look at fear, loathing and the desperate need […]

Jan, 31

Playing God *** (1997, David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, Angelina Jolie, Peter Stormare) – Classic Movie Review 2134

The truth is out here – somewhere – in director Andy Wilson’s spicy 1997 thriller. David Duchovny enjoys a modicum of success in this brave change-of-pace away from the X-Files, playing Dr Eugene Sands a […]

Jan, 30

Hackers **½ (1995, Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Jesse Bradford, Matthew Lillard, Fisher Stevens) – Classic Movie Review 2132

Director Iain Softley’s 1995 British thriller largely squanders its exceptional cast is in this flashy and pacy but ultimately empty computer hacking yarn. A bunch of bright young cyberpunk hackers take on the American Secret […]

Jan, 30

The Informer **** (1935, Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster) – Classic Movie Review 2133

John Ford’s four-Oscar-winning 1935 film The Informer has not worn too well, straining for effect, while Victor McLaglen’s acting is a faded gem. But The Informer is still a considerable achievement and an admired cinema […]

Jan, 30

Casanova ***½ (2005, Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin) – Classic Movie Review 2131

Though hardly the most obvious casting, Aussie boy Heath Ledger is sexy, amusing and likeable as vintage Italian lover Giacomo Casanova in director Lasse Hallström’s lightweight but entertaining 2005 American romantic period romp Casanova, loosely based […]

Jan, 29

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