Derek Winnert

Across the Bridge **** (1957, Rod Steiger, David Knight, Marla Landi, Bernard Lee, Noel Willman, Eric Pohlmann) – Classic Movie Review 9424

Director Ken Annakin’s 1957 black and white thriller Across the Bridge stars Rod Steiger, who came to Britain to play Carl Schaffner, a scared swindler running from the London law ( Noel Willman as Chief […]

Feb, 24 · in Reviews

The Believer *** (2001, Ryan Gosling, Summer Phoenix, Theresa Russell, Billy Zane, Garret Dillahunt) – Classic Movie Review 9423

Writer-director Henry Bean’s critically acclaimed 2001 drama The Believer is a fascinating and sincerely intentioned but highly controversial and disturbing psychological drama, based on fact, starring a convincing Ryan Gosling as Danny Balint, a young […]

Feb, 24 · in Reviews

Across 110th Street **** (1972, Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Franciosa) – Classic Movie Review 9422

Director Barry Shear’s 1972 Across 110th Street stars Anthony Franciosa as Mafia man Nick D’Salvio, who retaliates furiously when small-time thieves Jim Harris (Paul Benjamin) and Joe Logart (Ed Bernard) steal $300,000 of his Italian […]

Feb, 24

The Believers *** (1987, Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Harley Cross) – Classic Movie Review 9421

Martin Sheen leads British director John Schlesinger’s vibrant, chilling 1987 American occult horror thriller The Believers about a police psychiatrist widower Cal Jamison (Sheen) and his son Chris (Harley Cross) who get scarily involved with […]

Feb, 24

Coffy *** (1973, Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQui) Classic Movie Review 9420

Writer-director Jack Hill’s 1973 Coffy stars Pam Grier as sexy nurse ‘Coffy’ Coffin, who goes on the vengeance trail as a hooker with a great right hook after her sister is brain damaged by heroin, […]

Feb, 23

Foxy Brown *** (1974, Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Peter Brown) – Classic Movie Review 9419

Writer-director Jack Hill’s 1974 nasty-toned, ultra-violent but vigorous early Seventies blaxploitation action thriller Foxy Brown stars the admirable Pam Grier in one of her most iconic performances as vigilante Foxy Brown on the vengeance trail […]

Feb, 23

Black Rainbow *** (1989, Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards, Tom Hulce) – Classic Movie Review 9418

Director Mike Hodges’s intriguing and involving 1989 horror thriller Black Rainbow stars Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards Jr and Tom Hulce. Arquette plays spiritualist medium Martha Travis, who travels to America’s Bible belt on tour with […]

Feb, 23

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