Derek Winnert

"The Review's Better Than The Film"

The Bribe *** (1949, Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price, John Hodiak) – Classic Movie Review 12,436

‘Five Great Stars in a Daring Drama of Love and Adventure!’ Sounds great, but the 1949 film noir thriller The Bribe did poorly at the box office, resulting in a loss of $322,000 for MGM. […]

Mar, 02 · in Reviews

Sauvage ***½ (2018, Félix Maritaud, Eric Bernard, Nicolas Dibla, Philippe Ohrel) – Classic Movie Review 12,435

Félix Maritaud is extraordinary as big city young hustler Léo, in the heart-breaking 2018 French drama film Sauvage [Wild]. Léo may be longing for love but is on the fast track to an early grave. […]

Mar, 02 · in Reviews

Jonas [I Am Jonas] ***½ (2018, Félix Maritaud, Nicolas Bauwens, Tommy-Lee Baïk) – Classic Movie Review 12,434

The haunting 2018 French gay-themed movie I Am Jonas takes the risky bold step of switching continuously between present and past, and succeeds perfectly, becoming as exciting as any first-rate thriller. Writer/ director Christophe Charrier’s […]

Feb, 28

Bees In Paradise ** (1944, Arthur Askey, Anne Shelton, Jean Kent, Peter Graves) – Classic Movie Review 12,433

Arthur Askey is very jolly in the naughty British 1944 World War Two musical comedy film Bees in Paradise about four airmen marooned on a South Seas isle. Co-writer/ director Val Guest’s 1944 Gainsborough Pictures British musical […]

Feb, 26

Lonesome ***½ (2022, Josh Lavery, Daniel Gabriel, Ian Roberts) – Classic Movie Review 12,432

The searing 2022 Australian gay-themed drama film Lonesome stars Josh Lavery as the lonesome cowboy Casey, running from a small-town scandal, who finds himself down and out in Sydney, where he meets city lad Tib […]

Feb, 25

Biggles ** (1986, Neil Dickson, Alex Hyde-White, Peter Cushing, Fiona Hutchison, Marcus Gilbert, William Hootkins) – Classic Movie Review 12,431

The energetic 1986 British science fiction adventure film Biggles is based on the character from the series of novels by W E Johns, and stars Neil Dickson, Alex Hyde-White, Peter Cushing. Why go sci-fi? The […]

Feb, 25

Tonio Kröger *** (1964, Jean-Claude Brialy, Nadja Tiller) – Classic Movie Review 12,430

Director Rolf Thiele’s 1964 West German historical drama film Tonio Kröger is a fair stab at a screen version of Thomas Mann’s 1903 semi-autobiographical novella telling of the writer’s adolescence in Germany and his wanderings in Europe […]

Feb, 24

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