Derek Winnert

The Arrival *** (1996, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff) – Classic Movie Review 10,593

Director David N Twohy’s 1996 US/ Mexico movie The Arrival is an enjoyable, surprising and neatly done sci-fi thriller, with expert handling, plenty of tension and an eerie tone. Charlie Sheen is effective as Zane […]

Nov, 27 · in Reviews

The Second Arrival * (1998, Patrick Muldoon, Jane Sibbett, Michael Sarrazin) – Classic Movie Review 10,592

‘Stop Watching The Skies… Start Watching Your Back. The Secret Is Out.’ Director Kevin Tenney’s 1998 Canadian sci-fi thriller Arrival II [The Second Arrival] is the dreary, plodding and unimaginative sequel to The Arrival (1996), […]

Nov, 27 · in Reviews

Arrowhead *** (1953, Charlton Heston, Jack Palance, Katy Jurado, Brian Keith) – Classic Movie Review 10,591

Forceful acting from Charlton Heston, as a dashing but racist US Cavalry Chief of Scouts called Ed Bannon, and Jack Palance, as Toriano, the Apache chief he clashes with, enlivens writer-director Charles Marquis Warren’s rugged, […]

Nov, 27

The Art of Love *** (1965, James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Angie Dickinson, Elke Sommer, Ethel Merman, Carl Reiner) – Classic Movie Review 10,590

‘Two nimble American rascals turn Paris on its ear!!!’ Screen-writer Carl Reiner’s inventive 1965 Paris-set black comedy The Art of Love about a broke American artist called Paul Sloane (Dick Van Dyke) who fakes suicide […]

Nov, 27

City Across the River *** (1949, Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Luis Van Rooten) – Classic Movie Review 10,589

Director Maxwell Shane’s 1949 black and white film noir thriller City Across the River tells of postwar life in the slums of Brooklyn, where the young hoodlums of a local gang called The Amboy Dukes […]

Nov, 27

Cry Tough ** (1959, John Saxon, Linda Cristal, Joseph Calleia) – Classic Movie Review 10,588

‘Battle Cry of New York’s West Side Jungle!’ The 22-year-old John Saxon has the striking main role as Miguel Estrada, a Puerto Rican former convict tempted back to a life of crime, in debut director […]

Nov, 27

Hard to Kill * (1990, Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, William Sadler) – Classic Movie Review 10,587

Director Bruce Malmuth’s 1990 action crime thriller Hard to Kill stars Steven Seagal (from Above the Law [Nico]) and his iconic ponytail as LA Detective Mason Storm, who proves impossible to kill as he relentlessly pursues […]

Nov, 26

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