Derek Winnert

Oz the Great and Powerful **** (2013, James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis) – Movie Review

An astounding looking movie from its 1930s-style movie titles and black and white, narrow-screen start to its glorious widescreen, colour images in the land of Oz , this is an utterly ravishing and beguiling extravaganza. […]

Oct, 30 · in Reviews

Thor: The Dark World **** (2013, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgård) – Movie Review

‘I gave you my word, that I would return.’ – Thor. With ads and premieres everywhere, it won’t have escaped your attention that the new superhero tale from Disney-owned Marvel Studios is the sequel to […]

Oct, 29 · in Reviews

Bigga Than Ben **** (2008, Ben Barnes, Andrey Chadov) – Movie Review

British director Suzie Halewood’s fresh and lively 2008 first feature Bigga Than Ben: A Russians’ Guide to Ripping Off London is extremely inventive, exuberant and brightly handled. It features thoroughly likeable, expert performances from Ben Barnes […]

Oct, 29

Blue Velvet ***** (1986, Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Dean Stockwell, George Dickerson) – Classic Movie Review 338

‘It’s a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get those chainsaws out. This is the mighty W.O.O.D., the musical voice of Lumberton. At the sound of the falling tree, it’s 9:30. There’s a whole lotta […]

Oct, 28

The Red Shoes ***** (1948, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, Leonide Massine, Ludmilla Tcherina, Frederick Ashton) – Classic Movie Review 337

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s double Oscar-winning 1948 masterwork film The Red Shoes maintains its reputation as the best and most beloved of all dance movies. The 22-year-0ld Moira Shearer is a marvel.  Writer-producer-directors Michael […]

Oct, 28

Red Rock West **** (1992, Nicolas Cage, Lara Flynn Boyle, Dennis Hopper, J T Walsh) – Classic Movie Review 336

John Dahl’s 1992 brilliantly quirky and twisty retro-film noir Red Rock West is a killer thriller to watch again and again. Nicolas Cage is mistaken for a hired killer by a sinister bar owner (J […]

Oct, 28

Laura ***** (1944, Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson) – Classic Movie Review 335

‘The story of a love that became the most fearful thing that ever happened to a woman!’ Director Otto Preminger’s glorious 1944 romantic mystery thriller Laura in the best film noir vein still exerts its […]

Oct, 28

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