Derek Winnert

Milius – Film Review

Everything you’ll ever need to know about the movie writer and director John Milius. Meticulously, incisively and lovingly directed by  Joey Figueroa and  Zak Knutson, this is a film’s buff dream movie. OK, it’s just […]

Oct, 31 · in Reviews

Conan the Barbarian **** (1982, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman) – Classic Movie Review 343

John Milius’s savage comic-book sword and sorcery 1982 film Conan the Barbarian, based on the tales of Robert E Howard, is written and made in the grandest style. Milius describes it as a ‘feverish dream […]

Oct, 31 · in Reviews

Short Term 12 **** (2013, Brie Larson, Frantz Turner, John Gallagher Jr, Rami Malek, Kaitlyn Dever, Keith Stanfield, Melora Walters) – Movie Review

The 24-year-old Brie Larson stars as Grace, a 20-something supervising staff member of a foster care home, who has been abused herself. In writer-director Destin Daniel Cretton’s feature debut, Grace navigates the troubled waters of […]

Oct, 30

Hobson’s Choice ***** (1954, Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda de Banzie, Prunella Scales) – Classic Film Review 342

Charles Laughton’s larger-than-life performance as 19th-century shop owner Henry Hobson in the 1954 comedy film Hobson’s Choice is a career peak for this admired actor. It also features Prunella Scales in one of her first […]

Oct, 30

Hollow Man *** (2000, Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, William Devane) – Classic Movie Review 341

In 2000, Kevin Bacon stars as gifted, Pentagon-funded scientist Sebastian Caine, who develops a secret invisibility serum for animals. He then tests it on himself — with horrifying results, especially since he hasn’t yet worked […]

Oct, 30

Palookaville **** (1995, William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese) – Classic Movie Review 340

This refreshing, sweet 1995 little gem comes from director Alan Taylor, who went on to become a TV segment veteran before his big-screen chance as the maker of Thor: The Dark World (2103). Adam Trese, […]

Oct, 30

The Butler – Film Review

One man’s tenure as a butler at the White House, as the civil rights movement, Vietnam and other major events affect his life, family and American society, makes for a good, meaty subject. But Lee Daniels’s […]

Oct, 30

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