Derek Winnert

Anger Management ***½ (2003, Jack Nicholson, Adam Sandler, Marisa Tomei) – Classic Movie Review 294

Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler form a fine comedy team in this 2003 comedy propelled by an excellent central idea, two brilliantly judged comic performances and some hilarious gags and extremely funny scenes. With an […]

Oct, 18 · in Reviews

Big Fish **** (2003, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter, Danny DeVito, Matthew McGrory, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohmann) – Classic Movie Review 293

That old cynic, director Tim Burton, gets in touch with his sentimental inner self in this posh, stylish, and marvellous-looking fantasy heart-warmer from 2003. It’s a quirky winner, but, oh, how you miss the really […]

Oct, 18 · in Reviews

Shine **** (1996, Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor, Armin Mueller-Stahl) – Classic Movie Review 292

Writer-director Scott Hicks’s 1996 Aussie movie is a genuinely appealing heartwarmer. Three actors at different ages – boy, teen, man – shine brightly as the troubled real-life piano-playing genius David Helfgott (born 19 May 1947) […]

Oct, 17

Shakespeare in Love ***** (1998, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush) – Classic Movie Review 291

Written by Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman, and directed by John Madden, the delightful, carefree 1998 fantasy romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love is jam packed with amusing puns and clever play-on-words. It is spun around […]

Oct, 17

Enough Said *** (2013, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Toni Collette, Ben Falcone) – Movie Review

The 2013 American romantic comedy drama film Enough Said, written and directed by Nicole Holofcener, stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Toni Collette and Ben Falcone. James Gandolfini in a romcom? Well that’s a bit of a surprise! Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars […]

Oct, 15

Dude, Where’s My Car? **** (2000, Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Jennifer Garner) – Classic Movie Review 1889

After a night they can’t remember, comes a day they’ll never forget! Bill and Ted for the year 2000 – only they’re now called Jesse and Chester, and played by Ashton Kutcher and Seann William […]

Oct, 15

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter *** (2012, Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Marton Csokas) – Movie Review

Was 16th US President Abraham Lincoln a vampire hunter? Of course he wasn’t! Or was he…? ‘It’s just not historical,’ angry critics were shouting and moaning after the press show. Er, that’s right, it’s escapist […]

Oct, 15

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