Derek Winnert

Gloria Bell *** (2018, Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Caren Pistorius, Michael Cera, Brad Garrett, Holland Taylor, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Rita Wilson, Chris Mulkey) – Movie Review

Sebastián Lelio remakes his own 2013 masterwork Gloria (2018) as Gloria Bell, just like Michael Haneke made his 1997 Funny Games as the 2007 English-language remake Funny Games. Gloria Bell offers a grand opportunity for […]

Jun, 09 · in Reviews

X-Men: Dark Phoenix *** (2019, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee) – Movie Review

London-born producer/ writer Simon Kinberg has been with X-Men for a long time as writer of X-Men: The Last Stand (written by), X-Men: Days of Future Past (screenplay and story by), X-Men: Apocalypse (screenplay and […]

Jun, 09 · in Reviews

That’s My Wife **** (1929, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Aubrey) – Classic Movie Review 8572

‘There has been a serious misunderstanding in the Hardy family.’ Stan Laurel masquerades as Mrs Hardy to please Oliver Hardy’s rich uncle (William Courtwright) in director Lloyd French’s very inventive and funny 1929 two reeler […]

Jun, 09

County Hospital *** (1932, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert, May Wallace, William Austin) – Classic Movie Review 8571

‘Mr Hardy fell on his leg and was laid up for two months. Mr Laurel fell on his head and hadn’t felt better in years.’ Director James Parrott’s 1932 Hal Roach Studios black and white […]

Jun, 09

Theatre of Death [Blood Fiend] *** (1966, Christopher Lee, Julian Glover, Lelia Goldoni) – Classic Movie Review 8570

Director Samuel Gallu’s 1966 British horror movie Theatre of Death [Blood Fiend] stars Christopher Lee as Philippe Darvas, a supercilious director of Grand Guignol horror plays at The Theatre of Death in Paris, and he […]

Jun, 09

Countdown *** (1967, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Joanna Moore) – Classic Movie Review 8569

Director Robert Altman concentrates more on human emotions than the special effects in his 1967 sci-fi  thriller Countdown and the result is always fascinating if a little earnest and uncommercial, though that isn’t necessarily a […]

Jun, 09

That Cold Day in the Park **** (1969, Sandy Dennis, Michael Burns, Susanne Benton) – Classic Movie Review 8568

Director Robert Altman handles the strange psycho-pathological material in his fascinating 1969 psycho sexual drama That Cold Day in the Park meticulously and rigorously (and it foreshadows his other striking but less popular films like […]

Jun, 08

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