Derek Winnert

A Cry in the Dark **** (1988, Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Nick Tate, Charles Tingwell, Lewis Fitzgerald, Bruce Myles, Dale Reeves) – Classic Movie Review 8899

Director Fred Schepisi’s 1988 A Cry in the Dark stars Meryl Streep, who gets to try an Aussie accent this time as Seventh Day Adventist Lindy Chamberlain who goes on a camping trip with husband […]

Sep, 12 · in Reviews

The Mustang *** (2019, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Bruce Dern, Gideon Adlon, Connie Britton) – Movie Review

Co-writer/ director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s appealing and moving 2019 drama The Mustang stars Matthias Schoenaerts as jailed violent convict Roman Coleman, given the chance in prison to participate in Bruce Dern’s rehabilitation therapy programme training […]

Sep, 11 · in Reviews

Barbary Coast **** (1935, Miriam Hopkins, Edward G Robinson, Joel McCrea, Frank Craven, Brian Donlevy, Donald Meek, Harry Carey Sr) – Classic Movie Review 8898

‘Gold. Out of California in 1849 came the cry that lured the adventurous from the four corners of the Earth. Over the Rockies in covered wagons they came, and around the Horn in square-rigged ships.’ […]

Sep, 11

Barbarosa **** (1982, Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, Isela Vega, Gilbert Roland, George Voskovec) – Classic Movie Review 8,897

Willie Nelson is charismatic as the legendary outlaw on the run and Gary Busey is excellent as the young cowboy protégé he befriends, in Fred Schepisi’s spirited 1982 Western film Barbarosa. Director Fred Schepisi’s spirited […]

Sep, 11

The Crowd Roars *** (1932, James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Eric Linden) – Classic Movie Review 8896

Director Howard Hawks’s 1932 Warner Bros black and white sport action drama The Crowd Roars stars James Cagney as Joe Greer, the famous racing driver determined to keep his speed-struck younger brother Eddie (Eric Linden) […]

Sep, 10

The Crowd Roars **** (1938, Robert Taylor, Edward Arnold, Frank Morgan, Maureen O’Sullivan, William Gargan) – Classic Movie Review 8895

Director Richard Thorpe’s tough 1938 MGM black and white boxing drama The Crowd Roars stars pretty boy Robert Taylor [real name Spangler Arlington Brugh] as Tommy McCoy, who fights his way through to a manlier […]

Sep, 10

Killer McCoy *** (1947, Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, Ann Blyth) – Classic Movie Review 8894

Director Roy Rowland’s punchy 1947 American film Killer McCoy stars Mickey Rooney as a tough New York City prizefighting boxer called Tommy McCoy, who gets mixed up with a big-time gambler Jim Caighn (Brian Donlevy) […]

Sep, 10

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