Derek Winnert

Last Orders ***½ (2001, Michael Caine, Ray Winstone, Helen Mirren, Bob Hoskins, David Hemmings, Tom Courtenay) – Classic Movie Review 1363

Writer-director Fred Schepisi bases his touching 2001 film on the acclaimed novel by Graham Swift. Ray, Lenny, Vic and Vince, four long-time old drinking pals travel to Margate to cast the ashes of their buddy, London […]

Jun, 27 · in Reviews

Flaming Star **** (1960, Elvis Presley, Barbara Eden, Steve Forrest, John McIntire, Dolores Del Rio) – Classic Movie Review 1359

Director Don Siegel’s effective 1960 widescreen, colour Western stars an impressive Elvis Presley in a non-musical role. When a neighbouring family is massacred, Pacer Burton (Presley), offspring of white father Sam Burton (John McIntire) and […]

Jun, 26 · in Reviews

Walking on Sunshine ***½ (2014, Hannah Arterton, Annabel Scholey) – Movie Review

We’re in Lecce, Puglia, south-east Italy, a glorious coastal village just by the gorgeous sea. Well that’s a good thing for a start! Hannah Arterton stars as Taylor, who is summoned to this beauty spot by her sister […]

Jun, 26

Cold in July *** (2014, Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Don Johnson) – Movie Review

Michael C. Hall stars as the frightened everyman Richard Dane, who kills an intruder in his home one night in 1989 in Texas. Dane foolishly attend the man’s funeral, and the victim’s murderous ex-con father (Sam […]

Jun, 26

A Haunted House 2 ** (2014, Marlon Wayans, Jaime Pressly, Cedric the Entertainer, Gabriel Iglesias) – Movie Review

Marlon Wayans follows up his hit 2013 spoof scary movie with more of the same, but a lot worse. He again stars as Malcolm, who makes a fresh start by moving in with his new girlfriend Megan […]

Jun, 26

Chef *** (2014, Jon Favreau) – Movie Review

Jon Favreau writes, directs and stars as talented but obstinate chef Carl Casper, who falls out with his restaurant boss (Dustin Hoffman), quits his chef job and starts up selling from a food truck in this […]

Jun, 26

Love Me Tender **** (1956, Elvis Presley, Richard Egan, Debra Paget) – Classic Movie Review 1357

Elvis Presley makes his historic first movie appearance in director Robert D Webb’s interesting if routine 1956 American Civil War Western with musical numbers about four feuding Southern brothers, all of whom love the sultry […]

Jun, 26

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