Derek Winnert

High Art *** (1998, Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy, Patricia Clarkson) – Classic Movie Review 9001

Writer-director Lisa Cholodenko’s 1998 romantic drama High Art stars Radha Mitchell as a young woman intern whose magazine career is on the rise, thanks to her relationship with a once beautiful lesbian photographer (Ally Sheedy), […]

Oct, 21 · in Reviews

The Devil’s 8 [The Devil’s Eight] ** (1968, Christopher George, Ralph Meeker, Fabian Forte, Tom Nardini, Leslie Parrish, Ross Hagen, Cliff Osmond, Larry Bishop) – Classic Movie Review 9000

This time, in director Burt Topper’s 1968 The Devil’s 8 [The Devil’s Eight], it is a Dirty Half Dozen or So, as US federal government agent Ray Faulkner (Christopher George) lines up an ill-assorted gang […]

Oct, 21 · in Reviews

The Hidden II * (1993, Raphael Sbarge, Kate Hodge, Michael Welden, Jovin Montanaro) – Classic Movie Review 8999

Writer-director Seth Pinsker’s 1994 sequel The Hidden II comes without any of the original stars (Kyle MacLachlan, Claudia Christian, Michael Nouri, Ed O’Ross, Clarence Felder, Clu Gulager) from the 1987 The Hidden. So it is […]

Oct, 21

Devil’s Doorway ** (1950, Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern, Paula Raymond, Marshall Thompson, James Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan) – Classic Movie Review 8998

The 1950 film Devil’s Doorway is a downbeat and unpersuasive Western, but worth a look for Anthony Mann’s pacey direction, John Alton’s impressive black and white camerawork and the strong action finish. Paleface Robert Taylor […]

Oct, 20

The Devil’s Disciple *** (1959, Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Eva Le Gallienne, Janette Scott, Harry Andrews, Basil Sydney) – Classic Movie Review 8997

Despite the special cast, director Guy Hamilton’s 1959 black and white comedy drama The Devil’s Disciple is an only so-so film of George Bernard Shaw’s intriguing play about Dick Dudgeon (Kirk Douglas), the son of […]

Oct, 20

The Hidden **** (1987, Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian) – Classic Movie Review 8996

Director Jack Sholder’s 1987 action, crime, horror movie The Hidden is an enlivening, surprisingly well made alien possession sci-fi thriller. Kyle MacLachlan is ideally cast as a good alien peacekeeper posing as an FBI agent, […]

Oct, 20

The High and the Mighty **** (1954, John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Robert Newton, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris) – Classic Movie Review 8995

Director William A Wellman’s 1954 CinemaScope and WarnerColor action adventure drama The High and the Mighty is written by Ernest K Gann and based on his bestselling novel. It won one Oscar for Best Scoring […]

Oct, 19

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