Derek Winnert

Living in Oblivion *** (1995, Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney) – Classic Movie Review 1780

Writer-director Tom DiCillo in 1995 parodies the making of his Brad Pitt film Johnny Suede (1991), in another offbeat, comic and charming style exercise, with an astringent insider’s view of low-budget film-making. Steve Buscemi is […]

Oct, 25 · in Reviews

Courage Under Fire *** (1996, Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips) – Classic Movie Review 1779

Director Edward Zwick’s 1996 war movie stars Meg Ryan who is working outside her usual romcom comfort zone and isn’t really credible as an action woman. This flashback-told Gulf War drama is seen through the […]

Oct, 25 · in Reviews

In & Out *** (1997, Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck) – Classic Movie Review 1778

Director Frank Oz’s good-natured and enterprising but shaky 1997 comedy stars Kevin Kline as a small-town American teacher who’s about to be married to his childhood sweetheart (Joan Cusack) when he is outed as gay […]

Oct, 24

Wild Wild West ** (1999, Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek) – Classic Movie Review 1777

Director Barry Sonnenfeld’s slack 1999 comedy is a carelessly handled and drossily scripted big-screen version of the 1965-69 TV series The Wild Wild West that gets by on the skills and charms of its stars, as […]

Oct, 24

The Nutty Professor ** (1996, Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn) – Classic Movie Review 1776

Co-writer/director Tom Shadyac’s 1996 reboot of the 1963 hit focuses on Eddie Murphy’s tour-de-force acting in several roles that brought him his long-awaited comeback after a series of flops. This remake of the old Jerry […]

Oct, 24

Storytelling *** (2001, Selma Blair, Leo Fitzpatrick, Robert Wisdom) – Classic Movie Review 1775

Writer-director Todd Solondz’s fourth film is this weird 2001 black comedy chronicling the experiences of two teenagers trying to make sense of their lives through creative projects. The director of Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) […]

Oct, 24

Stuck on You *** (2003, Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Cher) – Classic Movie Review 1774

The Farrelly Brothers Peter and Bobby keep up their reputation for bad-taste comedy in the 2003 film Stuck on You by resurrecting their 12-year-old script about a pair of conjoined twins forced to share a […]

Oct, 23

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