Derek Winnert

Welcome to Collinwood ***½ (2002, Sam Rockwell, Michael Jeter, William H Macy, George Clooney, Luis Guzmán, Isaiah Washington, Patricia Clarkson) – Classic Movie Review 312

Welcome to writer-directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo’s likeable 2002 crazy crime caper thriller about a pawnshop safe robbery that goes awry due to the daft efforts of a gang of silly crooks. It’s a […]

Oct, 22 · in Reviews

The Fast and the Furious **** (2001, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune) – Classic Movie Review 311

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker take the fast track to stardom in the heart-pounding 2001 action thriller The Fast and the Furious, a fine example of a high-octane thrill-ride of a movie totally exceeding a […]

Oct, 22 · in Reviews

Charlie’s Angels *** (2000, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Kelly Lynch, Tim Curry, Crispin Glover, Luke Wilson, Matt LeBlanc) – Classic Movie Review 310

The famous Charlie’s Angels crime-fighting detective trio of Dylan Sanders, Alex Munday and Natalie Cook strives to rescue an electronics genius from an evil nemesis. With Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu and Cameron Diaz as the stars, […]

Oct, 22

Arbitrage **** (2012, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Brit Marling) – Movie Review

My goodness, haven’t we got all grown up all of a sudden? Though it’s a bit of a shock to see Richard Gere white haired, wrinkly and playing 60 (he’s actually 63 in fact), this […]

Oct, 22

Hulk *** (2003, Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott) – Classic Movie Review 309

Ang Lee is the surprise director for this underrated 2003 action sci-fi thriller, based on the Marvel comic book character by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. It’s a smart, lovingly crafted film that didn’t get its proper […]

Oct, 22

The Pianist ***** (2001, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay) – Classic Movie Review 308

The Pianist produced the two main shocks at the 2003 Oscars when outsiders Adrien Brody won the Best Actor and Roman Polanski the Best Director awards, with Ronald Harwood the deserved third winner for Best […]

Oct, 21

Dangerous Liaisons ***** (1988, Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Uma Thurman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Mildred Natwick, Keanu Reeves, Peter Capaldi) – Classic Movie Review 307

Director Stephen Frears’s dazzling 1988 movie of Christopher Hampton’s award-winning London and Broadway hit stage play Les Liaisons Dangereuses is scaldingly exciting. You can just feel the sexual heat radiating from it. Based on the […]

Oct, 21

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