Derek Winnert

The Bone Collector *** (1999, Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah) – Classic Movie Review 973

Critics were sent a bag of phony blood as their invitation to this dark Se7en-style serial killer action thriller – an apt image for a movie that manages most of the snap and crackle but […]

Mar, 23 · in Reviews

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life *** (2003, Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Djimon Hounsou, Til Schweiger) – Classic Movie Review 972

Speed director Jan de Bont’s 2003 Lara Croft sequel proves more than the equal of the highly popular original, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001). And Angelina Jolie proves even feistier the second time around as the […]

Mar, 23 · in Reviews

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider *** (2001, Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor, Daniel Craig, Chris Barrie, Richard Johnson, Leslie Phillips) – Classic Movie Review 971

Director Simon West’s 2001 action adventure movie, based on the famous video game, sometimes struggles a bit but is always entertaining enough, though its most lasting legacy is that it turned Angelina Jolie into a […]

Mar, 23

Training Day ***½ (2001, Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Harris Yulin, Cliff Curtis, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Macy Gray, Eva Mendes) – Classic Film Review 970

Director Antoine Fuqua’s tough, well-made but depressing 2001 LA police thriller stars Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington, who land a couple of really showy roles as good cop, bad cop. They are rookie Jake Hoyt and seasoned Detective […]

Mar, 23

Speed ***** (1994, Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton) – Classic Movie Review 969

Director Jan de Bont’s incredibly fast-moving, nail-bitingly exciting 1994 action thriller turned into an instant classic and provided Keanu Reeves with his breakthrough blockbuster hit as young LAPD officer Jack Traven. It’s his job to save the […]

Mar, 23

Mean Machine ***½ (2001, Vinnie Jones, David Kelly, David Hemmings) – Classic Movie Review 968

Vinnie Jones puts the muscle into director Barry Skolnick’s feisty 2001 reworking of the old Burt Reynolds film The Mean Machine (aka The Longest Yard) about an epic footie match between prison warders and cons. Jones […]

Mar, 22

Mean Girls **** (2004, Lindsay Lohan, Jonathan Bennett, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Lacey Chabert) – Classic Movie Review 967

Lindsay Lohan hits the jackpot this time in director Mark S Waters’s stingingly witty 2004 teen movie. Starting at a new school, 16-year-old Cady Heron (Lohan) soon joins The Plastics, the A-list clan clique of queen bitches. […]

Mar, 22

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