Derek Winnert

The Phantom of Liberty [Le fantôme de la liberté] **** (1974, Jean-Claude Brialy, Adolfo Celi, Michel Piccoli) – Classic Movie Review 9085

The Phantom of Liberty [Le fantôme de la liberté] (1974) is the penultimate film of Luis Buñuel (1900–1983), sandwiched between his great classics The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) and That Obscure Object of […]

Nov, 21 · in Reviews

The Milky Way [La Voie Lactée] **** (1969, Laurent Terzieff, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig, Edith Scob, Alain Cuny, Bernard Verley, Michel Piccoli, Pierre Clémenti) – Classic Movie Review 9084

Co-writer/ director Luis Buñuel brings the full force of his wit and irony to bear on his attack against Catholicism in his 1969 comedy drama The Milky Way [La Voie Lactée], which focuses on the […]

Nov, 21 · in Reviews

Last Christmas (2019, Emilia Clarke, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding) – Movie Review

Last Christmas is a would-be heart-warmer that puts you in a bad mood – that’s a rare trick! It starts promisingly enough, but after seven or eight minutes, it stalls, and the jokes just sit […]

Nov, 20

Housekeeping *** (1987, Christine Lahti, Sara Walker, Andrea Burchill) – Classic Movie Review 9083

Writer-director Bill Forsyth, best known for his whimsical, Scottish comedies such as That Sinking Feeling and Gregory’s Girl, moves to the US and delivers a rather dark and disturbing character study with comic touches in […]

Nov, 20

The Empty Canvas * (1963, Horst Buchholz, Catherine Spaak, Bette Davis) – Classic Movie Review 9082

The 1964 Italian drama The Empty Canvas [La Noia] [L’Ennuie et Sa Diversion] stars Bette Davis, who makes a mistaken trip to Rome for director Damiano Damiani’s film of Alberto Moravia’s novel La Noia. She […]

Nov, 20

Enchanted April **** (1991, Miranda Richardson, Josie Lawrence, Polly Walker, Joan Plowright, Alfred Molina, Michael Kitchen, Jim Broadbent) – Classic Movie Review 9,081

The 1991 British drama film Enchanted April is an enchanting version of the sentimental tale based on Elizabeth von Arnim’s novel, with stylish acting by Golden Globe-winning Joan Plowright and Miranda Richardson. The 1991 British […]

Nov, 19

Cast a Long Shadow ** (1959, Audie Murphy, Terry Moore, John Dehner) – Classic Movie Review 9,080

The sturdy 1959 Western film Cast a Long Shadow stars Audie Murphy as boozing, gambling Matt Brown, who drifts back to his one-time ranch and fuels the fights of yesteryear. Director Thomas Carr’s 1959 black […]

Nov, 19

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