Derek Winnert

The Naked Spur ***** (1953, James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan, Ralph Meeker, Millard Mitchell) – Classic Movie Review 2049

The Naked Spur (1953) is the third and perhaps finest of James Stewart’s series of richly satisfying Westerns with director Anthony Mann. It is lifted to the highest rank of Westerns by the Oscar-nominated script […]

Jan, 04 · in Reviews

The Man from Laramie **** (1955, James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp, Cathy O’Donnell, Alex Nicol) – Classic Movie Review 2050

Director Anthony Mann’s superb 1955 Western is the fifth and final fruit of his splendid collaboration with James Stewart. Stewart plays The Man from Laramie, Will Lockhart, the stranger who rides into town looking for […]

Jan, 04 · in Reviews

The Far Country **** (1954, James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Corinne Calvet, Walter Brennan, John McIntire, Steve Brodie) – Classic Movie Review 2048

Director Anthony Mann’s sterling 1954 Western is one of the finest results of his fruitful five-movie collaboration with James Stewart, who stars as strong-minded, self-obsessed adventurer Jeff Webster. It is notable as one of the few Westerns, […]

Jan, 04

Shenandoah **** (1965, James Stewart, Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett) – Classic Movie Review 2047

Director Andrew V McLaglen’s exciting vehicle for the 57-year-old James Stewart, who was still a major star and box-office attraction in 1965, is a near-classic Western soap opera that mixes action and melodrama to good […]

Jan, 04

Monster-in-Law **½ (2005, Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Elaine Stritch, Adam Scott) – Classic Movie Review 2046

After a gap of 15 years (since 1990’s Stanley & Iris), the 67-year-old movie legend Jane Fonda returns to the screen in 2005 in a monster part as the prospective mother-in-law from hell who takes […]

Jan, 04

About Last Night… **** (1986, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, James Belushi, Elizabeth Perkins) – Classic Movie Review 2042

In his directorial debut, Edward Zwick’s cunning 1986 romantic comedy drama offers key Brat Pack actors Rob Lowe and Demi Moore the chance to grow up in the movies in a clever David Mamet piece, […]

Jan, 04

Against All Odds **** (1984, Jeff Bridges, James Woods, Rachel Ward) – Classic Movie Review 2045

Director Taylor Hackford delivers a satisfyingly twisty, fascinating 1984 neo noir remake of the classic 1947 Robert Mitchum-Jane Greer-Kirk Douglas film noir thriller Out of the Past. This time, in Against All Odds, Jeff Bridges stars […]

Jan, 04

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