Derek Winnert

Brüno * (2009, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten) – Classic Movie Review 535

What a vulgar little man Sacha Baron Cohen is! This Borat-style effort pushes the boundaries of good taste a wee bit further, as Cohen tackles (if that’s the word) his outrageous Austrian gay fashionista character, […]

Dec, 16 · in Reviews

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince **** (2009, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint) – Classic Movie Review 534

Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts in 2009 in the franchise’s penultimate episode, directed by David Yates. The boy wizard discovers an old book marked ‘the property of the Half-Blood Prince’ and begins […]

Dec, 16 · in Reviews

Dean Spanley **** (2008, Peter O’Toole, Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, Judy Parfitt, Art Malik) – Classic Movie Review 533

In 2008 Peter O’Toole gave an adorable performance in the British comedy drama film Dean Spanley as a crusty old Edwardian England dad, Fisk Senior, who has little time or affection for his son, Fisk […]

Dec, 16

Mamma Mia! **** (2008, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Julie Walters) – Classic Movie Review 532

Director Phyllida Lloyd turns in an infectiously exuberant movie of the fABBAlous British stage musical in 2008. Anyone simply wondering what all the fuss is about or who cares little for the music of ABBA doesn’t […]

Dec, 16

MASH [M*A*S*H] ***** (1970, Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall) – Classic Movie Review 531

Director Robert Altman’s 1970 exhilarating satirical black comedy MASH [M*A*S*H] boasts hilarious dialogue, memorable characters and perfectly cast actors. There are hysterical turns and career-best playing by Donald Sutherland (Hawkeye), Elliott Gould (Trapper John) and Tom […]

Dec, 16

The 40 Year-Old Virgin **** (2005, Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch) – Classic Movie Review 530

Steve Carell raises a whole a lot of laughs as the title 40-year-old virgin whose wacky work buddies (Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen and Romany Malco) help him to start up his love life and finally get […]

Dec, 15

Jaws ***** (1975, Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton) – Classic Movie Review 526

The triple-Oscar-winning 1975 monster movie classic that propelled the 28-year-old director Steven Spielberg to the front rank of cinema story-tellers is a sleekly crafted rollercoaster ride of fear, suspense and thrills. Based on the bestselling […]

Dec, 15

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