Derek Winnert

Albino Alligator *** (1995, Matt Dillon, Gary Sinise, Faye Dunaway, Viggo Mortensen) – Classic Movie Review 1328

Director Kevin Spacey’s intriguing 1995 movie is a dark-toned, character-driven and dialogue-driven siege thriller, in which three small-time crooks – brothers Dova (Matt Dillon) and Milo (Gary Sinise) plus a partner named Law (William Fichtner) […]

Jun, 15 · in Reviews

Croupier **** (1998, Clive Owen, Alex Kingston) – Classic Movie Review 1327

Director Mike Hodges’s neglected but masterly 1998 thriller stars Clive Owen, who is superb as Jack Manfred, a struggling book writer who reluctantly takes a job as a casino croupier to make ends meet on the urging […]

Jun, 15 · in Reviews

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ***** (2000, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh) – Classic Movie Review 1326

Director Ang Lee’s dazzling, Oscar-winning 2000 epic martial-arts thriller is an instant modern classic. After a couple of box-office failures in America, this glorious-looking Chinese movie reconnected the director with a wide public in a sweet surprise success […]

Jun, 15

Ride with the Devil **** (1999, Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich) – Classic Movie Review 1325

Director Ang Lee’s splendid 1999 American Civil War Western flopped at the box office but it is a near-masterpiece with great ambition, scope and visual sweep. Tobey Maguire and Skeet Ulrich star as Missouri boys Jake […]

Jun, 15

Touch **** (1997, Christopher Walken, Bridget Fonda, Skeet Ulrich, Tom Arnold) – Classic Movie Review 1324

Paul Schrader’s 1997 extraordinary black comedy drama film Touch stars Christopher Walken as a conman who sees a new way of making money when he hears of a young former Franciscan monk (Skeet Ulrich), whose […]

Jun, 14

The Craft *** (1996, Fairuza Balk, Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, Skeet Ulrich) – Classic Movie Review 1323

Fairuza Balk, Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell and Rachel True star as a coven of pretty, cute but scary high-school girls at a Los Angeles Catholic prep school establishment. Troubled teenager Sarah Bailey (Tunney), who has just […]

Jun, 14

Dark City **** (1950, Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dean Jagger) – Classic Movie Review 1322

Director William Dieterle’s 1950 classic film noir thriller stars a young-looking 27-year-old Charlton Heston, who makes a strong impression in his film debut as Danny Haley, a war hero turned villain running from a vengeful killer. […]

Jun, 14

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