Derek Winnert

Amazing Grace ** (2018, Aretha Franklin, James Cleveland) – Movie Review

Director Sydney Pollack was totally inexperienced in shooting any kind of music documentary when he directed the fascinating music documentary Amazing Grace (2018) that documents the two nights in Watts, Los Angeles in January 1972 when […]

May, 13 · in Reviews

Sinful Davey *** (1969, John Hurt, Pamela Franklin, Nigel Davenport) – Classic Movie Review 8462

Director John Huston’s light-hearted, sexy, humorous 1969 comedy period adventure romp Sinful Davey finds the great director on one of his more careless days, or at least carefree days, and it is the actors and […]

May, 12 · in Reviews

The Ship That Died of Shame [PT Raiders] *** (1955, Richard Attenborough, George Baker, Bill Owen, Virginia McKenna) – Classic Movie Review 8461

When World War Two is over, the crew of a gunboat buy their old boat and run smuggled goods across the English Channel into Britain, in director Basil Dearden’s 1955 Ealing Studios black and white […]

May, 12

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me ** (1992, Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Mädchen Amick, David Bowie, Miguel Ferrer, Peggy Lipton) – Classic Movie Review 8460

David Lynch’s smart if baffling cinematic prequel to his legendary TV series Twin Peaks (1990) shows the last week in the life of the murdered Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) and her friend (Moira Kelly). It is […]

May, 12

Shockproof *** (1949, Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight, John Baragrey) – Classic Movie Review 8,459

Douglas Sirk’s smart film noir thriller Shockproof stars Cornel Wilde as a parole officer inveigled into a damaging affair with a murderess ex-convict (Patricia Knight). Sam Fuller writes the screenplay for the married stars. Director […]

May, 12

Pokémon Detective Pikachu *** (2019, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, voice of Ryan Reynolds) – Movie Review

Director Rob Letterman’s teen action adventure comedy Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) is much better than expected thanks to inventive scripting and a lively atmosphere, throwing in anything and everything that could possibly make this crazy […]

May, 11

Shocker *** (1989, Michael Murphy, Peter Berg, Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh, Cami Cooper, Heather Langenkamp) – Classic Movie Review 8458

Writer-director Wes Craven’s 1989 horror thriller movie Shocker is an inventive, frightening film, with an eerie atmosphere, a truly evil villain and superb special effects. It stars Michael Murphy, Peter Berg and Mitch Pileggi. A […]

May, 11

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