Derek Winnert

Dead Poets Society **** (1989, Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Josh Charles) – Classic Movie Review 1543

‘No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.’ – John Keating. Director Peter Weir’s inspiring, heart-felt 1989 triumph stars Robin Williams in one of his career best performances as a […]

Aug, 13 · in Reviews

What Dreams May Come *** (1999, Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr, Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow) – Classic Movie Review 1542

Director Vincent Ward’s ambitious 1999 romantic fantasy drama finds Robin Williams in serious mode, wanting to save the world through love and healing. Some audiences understandably reject it as a ghastly, kitsch, heart-sinking, New Age, pseudo-religious experience, but […]

Aug, 12 · in Reviews

Patch Adams *** (1998, Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Daniel London, Harold Gould) – Classic Movie Review 1541

Director Tom Shadyac’s 1998 film is a good-hearted if sugary sweet, true-life-derived comedy drama, in which an ideally cast Robin Williams plays Hunter Patch Adams, an offbeat medical student in the 70s who illegally treats […]

Aug, 12

Jack *** (1996, Robin Williams, Diane Lane) – Classic Movie Review 1540

Robin Williams rejoices in the custom-made role of Jack, a boy with a rare aging disorder that causes him to age four times faster than he should. So at 10, he looks 40, and has […]

Aug, 12

Jumanji *** (1995, Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt, Bradley Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth) – Classic Movie Review 1539

Director Joe Johnston’s fun and friendly 1995 family movie stars Robin Williams, who really sparks up a very jolly special effects-laden comedy adventure as a man trapped in the Jumanji jungle board game for 26 […]

Aug, 12

Mrs Doubtfire **** (1993, Robin Williams, Sally Field) – Classic Movie Review 1538

Director Chris Columbus’s much-loved 1993 drag comedy showcases a brilliant tour-de-force performance by Robin Williams as a bitterly divorced actor Daniel Hillard, who disguises himself as an elderly Scottish housekeeper to spend time with his three lovely […]

Aug, 12

The Princess Bride **** (1987, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon, Mandy Patinkin, Peter Falk, Fred Savage, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal) – Classic Movie Review 1537

Director Rob Reiner’s 1987 fairy tale movie is a perennial pleasure. The story is narrated by Peter Falk’s kindly grandfather, who reads his sick grandson (Fred Savage) a classic fairy tale, with heroes and villains, a poor stable boy, a […]

Aug, 11

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