Derek Winnert

The Shout ** (1978, Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Robert Stephens, Tim Curry) – Classic Movie Review 9723

Director Jerzy Skolimowski’s 1978 The Shout is a thin, arty, anecdotal horror drama film from Robert Graves’s short story about a man at a mental hospital who says that the Aborigines taught him how to […]

May, 06 · in Uncategorized

Justine *** (1969, Anouk Aimée, Dirk Bogarde, Michael York, John Vernon, Anna Karina, Philippe Noiret, Robert Forster, Jack Albertson, Cliff Gorman, George Baker) – Classic Movie Review 9,722

Anouk Aimée stars as the enigmatic Justine in George Cukor’s wobbly but intriguing and colourful 1969 romantic mystery drama film. Director George Cukor’s wobbly but intriguing and colourful romantic mystery drama film Justine is the […]

May, 06 · in Reviews

The Karate Kid Part II *** (1986, Pat Morita, Ralph Macchio, Pat E Johnson, Martin L Kove) – Classic Movie Review 9,721

The 1986 martial arts action adventure film The Karate Kid Part II offers more of the same as the 1984 original, and again stars Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, who accompanies his karate teacher Mr […]

May, 06

The Karate Kid Part III ** (1989, Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Robyn Lively, Thomas Ian Griffith) – Classic Movie Review 9720

They pushed their luck making a third one when the material was already starting to wear thin in The Karate Kid Part II and the ‘Kid’ Ralph Macchio was nearly 30 (though he does look […]

May, 06

Excessive Force ** (1993, Thomas Ian Griffith, James Earl Jones, Charlotte Lewis, Lance Henriksen, Burt Young) – Classic Movie Review 9719

Director Jon Hess’s 1993 Excessive Force is a forceful, tolerable but excessively routine and commonplace action thriller, with martial arts star Thomas Ian Griffith as Chicago cop Terry McCain, who must clear himself of charges […]

May, 05

The Executioner of Venice [Il boia di Venezia] *** (1963, Lex Barker, Guy Madison, Alessandra Panaro, Mario Petri) – Classic Movie Review 9718

American action stars Lex Barker and Guy Madison combine their efforts for director Luigi Capuano’s handsome and enjoyable 1963 Italian swashbuckler film production The Executioner of Venice [Il Boia di Venezia]. The story by producer Ottavio […]

May, 05

Excess Baggage *** (1997, Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken, Harry Connick Jr, Jack Thompson, Nicholas Turturro) – Classic Movie Review 9717

A chaotic cross-country escapade is the setting for director Marco Brambilla’s Excess Baggage (1997), an offbeat, fast-paced, outrageously quirky mix of caper comedy, action thriller and romance. Alicia Silverstone stars as petulant teenager Emily, who […]

May, 05

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