Derek Winnert

First Blood **** (1982, Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna) – Classic Movie Review 1,599

Ted Kotcheff’s 1982 action thriller film First Blood profitably started Sylvester Stallone off on a new career as his iconic character, Vietnam veteran John J Rambo, rivalling his Rocky character for popularity. Director Ted Kotcheff’s […]

Aug, 28 · in Reviews

Million Dollar Arm *** (2014, John Hamm, Lake Bell, Alan Arkin) – Movie Review

John Hamm stars as down-on-his-luck American sports agent JB Bernstein, who stages an unconventional career-reviving scheme after watching images Susan Boyle singing I Had a Dream in her viral video performance and Indian cricketers in quick succession […]

Aug, 28 · in Reviews

Let’s Be Cops * (2014, Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr) – Movie Review

Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr play struggling buddies Ryan and Justin, who dress up as cops for a costume party, become babe magnet somebodies, and keep the charade going after buying a cop car on […]

Aug, 28

The Watcher *** (2000, Keanu Reeves, James Spader, Marisa Tomei) – Classic Movie Review 1598

Director Joe Charbanic’s 2000 mystery crime thriller The Watcher stars Keanu Reeves, who this time takes a showy but nasty role as a serial killer called David Allen Griffin. He is a meticulous murderer, each […]

Aug, 28

If I Stay ** (2014, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jamie Blackley) – Movie Review

The 17-year-old Chloë Grace Moretz plays brilliant budding classical cellist Mia Hall who has a car crash while out driving with her mother, father and brother. She wakes up on the road only to see her […]

Aug, 28

Gleaming the Cube *** (1989, Christian Slater, Steven Bauer) – Classic Movie Review 1597

Director Graeme Clifford’s rumbustious 1989 teen thriller provides an exuberantly entertaining youth-vibe showcase for the 20-year-old Christian Slater as Brian Kelly, a canny ace skateboarding teenage tearaway who skates off with his equally canny skateboard buddies to […]

Aug, 27

Dr T and the Women ** (2000, Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern) – Classic Movie Review 1596

Richard Gere stars as handsome, rich Dallas gynaecologist Dr Sullivan Travis, whose seemingly idyllic life turns out to be less than perfect when the family skeletons begin emerging from the closet and he suffers from […]

Aug, 26

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