Derek Winnert

Prefontaine *** (1997, Jared Leto, R Lee Ermey, Ed O’Neill, Amy Locane) – Classic Movie Review 2097

Co-writer/director Steve James’s 1997 sports drama stars the young Jared Leto as the amazingly promising but doomed American athlete Steve Prefontaine in the first out of two simultaneously made biopic films. Prefontaine ran fast and […]

Jan, 22 · in Reviews

The Crying Game **** (1992, Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson) – Classic Movie Review 2096

Writer-director Neil Jordan’s striking and involving 1992 political thriller greatly impressed audiences with its unusual story and weird mix of sex and terrorism, especially in America, where it was a surprise hit, taking $62.5million there after […]

Jan, 21 · in Reviews

Cry-Baby **** (1990, Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake, Amy Locane) – Classic Movie Review 2095

Writer-director John Waters’s infectiously campy 1990 spoof teen musical romantic comedy stars the young and sexily cute Johnny Depp, who was 26 but looks about 16. Depp radiates star quality as the tough teen rebel of […]

Jan, 21

JFK **** (1991, Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Tommy Lee Jones, Walter Matthau, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland) – Classic Movie Review 2094

Co-writer/co-producer/director Oliver Stone’s stylish 1991 historical legal thriller has got a conspiracy theory or five on its mind. Stone is back mining the Sixties for gold with his version of the story of the events […]

Jan, 21

The Doors *** (1991, Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Kevin Dillon) – Classic Movie Review 2093

Co-writer- director Oliver Stone’s 1991 homage to the iconic 1960-70s rock band The Doors also serves as a biopic of Jim Morrison, the group’s lead singer. It starts with a big asset in Val Kilmer, […]

Jan, 20

Henry V **** (1989, Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Judi Dench, Emma Thompson) – Classic Movie Review 2092

Director Kenneth Branagh’s gritty 1989 film version of the play by William Shakespeare is a labour of love and a tour de force. Branagh, in his directorial debut, received Oscar nominations for Best Actor and […]

Jan, 19

Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer *** (1986, Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles) – Classic Movie Review 2091

Co-writer/director John McNaughton’s 1990 psychological crime drama is a horrifying true story case study, loosely based on the real life story of yet another American psycho, serial killer Henry Lee Lucas and his random killing spree. […]

Jan, 19

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