Derek Winnert

Gloria *** (1999, Sharon Stone, Jeremy Northam, George C Scott, Jean-Luke Figueroa, Cathy Moriarty, Bonnie Bedelia, Mike Starr) – Classic Film Review 1,202

Sharon Stone is a powerful and attractive star presence as a gangster’s moll on the run, in Sidney Lumet’s rickety 1999 Mob thriller remake Gloria. Director Sidney Lumet’s efficient and tolerable 1999 remake of John […]

May, 17 · in Reviews

Now You See Me *** (2013, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Mélanie Laurent, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman) – Movie Review

Mark Ruffalo and Mélanie Laurent star as FBI agent Dylan Rhodes and Interpol detective Alma Dray, who investigate a team of illusionists (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco). While performing in Las Vegas, […]

May, 16 · in Reviews

Raiders of the Lost Ark ***** (1981, Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman) – Classic Movie Review 1222

Director Steven Spielberg’s glorious, rip-roaring 1981 fantasy adventure epic stars Harrison Ford in one of his two or three most iconic performances as archaeologist and treasure hunter Indiana Jones. Indy is sent to find the […]

May, 16

The Quiet American *** (2002, Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser) – Classic Film Review 1221

Director Phillip Noyce’s 2002 thriller stars Oscar-nominated Michael Caine, who is back on top form in this classy and compelling version of Graham Greene’s distinguished novel. Caine plays Thomas Fowler, an ageing British reporter for […]

May, 16

The Long Good Friday ***** (1980, Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave King, Bryan Marshall, Derek Thompson) – Classic Movie Review 1220

Director John Mackenzie’s superb 1980 Brit classic is an exciting, trend-setting transfer of an American-style gangster movie to East London. It was voted number 21 in the British Film Institute’s top 100 British films of the […]

May, 16

Long Day’s Journey into Night **** (1962, Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Dean Stockwell, Jason Robards Jnr) – Classic Movie Review 1,219

A marvellous cast brings Eugene O’Neill’s classic play about a dysfunctional family in 1912 Connecticut to vibrant life. Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Dean Stockwell and Jason Robards Jr are magnificent, making the drama explosive on […]

May, 16

Windtalkers *** (2002, Nicolas Cage, Christian Slater, Adam Beach) – Classic Film Review 1,218

Nicolas Cage reunites with his 1997 Face/Off director, John Woo, in 2002 for the impressive, scarily in-your-face, big-budget war movie Windtalkers. US sergeants Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater are assigned to protect Navajo marines (Adam […]

May, 15

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