Derek Winnert

The Hangman ** (1959, Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker, Jack Lord) – Classic Movie Review 9239

Director Michael Curtiz’s uninspired 1959 Western film The Hangman stars Robert Taylor as embittered sheriff U.S. Marshal Bovard, nicknamed The Hangman, who arrives in a small US border town to arrest a fugitive after four […]

Jan, 08 · in Reviews

Handgun [Deep in the Heart] **** (1983, Karen Young, Clayton Day, Suzie Humphreys) – Classic Movie Review 9238

Director Tony Garnett’s 1982 revenge thriller Handgun [Deep in My Heart] stars Karen Young as Dallas teacher Kathleen Sullivan, who sets out to avenge herself on her gun-toting rapist, Texan lawyer Larry Keeler (Clayton Day), […]

Jan, 08 · in Reviews

Thief of Hearts **** (1984, Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams, John Getz) – Classic Movie Review 9237

Director Douglas Day Stewart’s excellent 1984 noir romantic thriller Thief of Hearts stars Steven Bauer as Scott Muller, a burglar smouldering with lust for Mickey Davis (Barbara Williams), a young married woman whose intimate diary […]

Jan, 08

Strictly Ballroom **** (1992, Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter) – Classic Movie Review 9236

The 1992 Australian heart-warmer Strictly Ballroom started life as a play, but director Baz Luhrmann recreates it cinematically, swirling you along and sending you away dancing. Take a bit of David and Goliath, a bit […]

Jan, 07

In the Line of Duty [Line of Duty] *** (2019, Aaron Eckhart, Giancarlo Esposito, Dina Meyer, Courtney Eaton) – Movie Review

Director Steven C Miller’s In the Line of Duty [Line of Duty] is a good, solid, entertaining action thriller, propelled with an intriguing, unusual premise, interesting characters, and some witty banter in the dialogue. The […]

Jan, 07

Woman of Straw ** (1964, Gina Lollobrigida, Sean Connery, Ralph Richardson) – Classic Movie Review 9,235

The 1964 film Woman of Straw is a Hitchcock-style crime thriller about a wicked nephew (Sean Connery) and a sexy Italian nurse (Gina Lollobrigida) scheming to bump off a rich old tycoon (Ralph Richardson). Director […]

Jan, 06

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate **** (1923, Edna Purviance, Adolphe Menjou, Clarence Geldart, Carl Miller) – Classic Movie Review 9234

Charles Chaplin wrote, produced and directed the silent 1923 romantic drama A Woman of Paris, a simple story of a country girl called Marie St Clair (Edna Purviance) who believes she has been jilted and […]

Jan, 06

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