Derek Winnert

Alien 3 **** (1992, Sigourney Weaver, Charles S Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian Glover, Lance Henriksen, Philip Davis) – Classic Movie Review 43

It’s 1992, and Sigourney Weaver returns with a scary Sinead O’Connor haircut for her spectacular supposedly final battle with the seemingly indestructible Alien on an ore refinery prison planet where she has crash landed in […]

Jul, 11 · in Reviews

The Lone Ranger ** (2013, Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Helena Bonham Carter, Ruth Wilson) – Movie Review

Who is that masked man? I don’t know, he’s wearing a mask! Alas, The Lone Ranger, while decent enough old-fashioned entertainment, is a bit of a lone star film. Johnny Depp takes sole star billing […]

Jul, 11 · in Reviews

The Talented Mr Ripley ****½ (1999, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, James Rebhorn, Jack Davenport) – Classic Movie Review 41

With more subtlety, more noir, and an entirely different ending, the 1999 film The Talented Mr Ripley would be 100% brilliant. As it is, it’s still quite entrancing and mesmerising, with a dazzling cast pitch […]

Jul, 10

Blade Runner ***** (1982, Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, Daryl Hannah, Edward James Olmos, M Emmet Walsh) – Classic Movie Review 40

Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner is the most spectacular slice of cinema sci-fi imaginable. M Emmet Walsh was inducted into the Character Actor Hall of Fame by his co-star Harrison Ford in 2018.  Based […]

Jul, 10

The Thief of Bagdad ***** (1940, Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, Rex Ingram, John Justin) – Classic Movie Review 39

Remaking Douglas Fairbanks Sr’s 1924 silent movie classic, The Thief of Bagdad, producer Alexander Korda’s brilliantly thrilling and gorgeous 1940 Arabian Nights fantasy gem The Thief of Bagdad overflows with dazzling magic, eye-popping designs and […]

Jul, 10

Monsters University **** (2013, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren) – Movie Review

A very pleasant prequel to a very pleasing original, Monsters University has slightly more trouble scaring up the laughs than its brilliant 2001 predecessor Monsters Inc. But it still gets by very nicely on its infectiously […]

Jul, 09

Aliens ***** (1986, Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Paul Reiser) – Classic Movie Review 38

Sigourney Weaver’s Flight Officer Ripley, victorious in her battle against the monster in the original 1979 Alien, is rescued from space and returns home 57 years after the first movie. She is talked into bringing the […]

Jul, 09

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