Derek Winnert

"The Review's Better Than The Film"

The Big Shave *** (1967, Peter Bernuth) – Classic Movie Review 12,250

Peter Bernuth plays a young man whose morning shave becomes a blood bath as he repeatedly cuts himself and yet carries on regardless. The 1967 six-minute horror short film The Big Shave is an early, […]

Jul, 26 · in Reviews

Illegal Traffic ** (1938, J Carrol Naish, Mary Carlisle, Robert Preston, Judith Barrett, Pierre Watkin, Buster Crabbe) – Classic Movie Review 12,249

‘ON GUARD, AMERICA! New amazing racket sweeps nation!’ Director Louis King’s 1938 Paramount Pictures American crime drama film Illegal Traffic reunites J Carrol Naish and Robert Preston from the same year’s King of Alcatraz. It […]

Jul, 26 · in Reviews

The Big Man [Crossing the Wire] *** (1990, Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Billy Connolly, Ian Bannen) – Classic Movie Review 12,248

The1990 British film The Big Man is an accomplished thriller, starring Liam Neeson as an unemployed Scottish miner forced to accept a Glasgow gangster’s offer of an illegal bare-knuckle boxing match. Director David Leland’s 1990 […]

Jul, 24

All the Young Men ** (1960, Alan Ladd, Sidney Poitier) – Classic Movie Review 12,247

Writer/ producer/ director Hall Bartlett’s 1960 Korean War feature film All the Young Men stars Alan Ladd and Sidney Poitier, and explores the racial integration of the American military. Poitier plays rookie African-American Sergeant Eddie […]

Jul, 24

The Big Land [Stampeded] ** (1957, Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O’Brien) – Classic Movie Review 12,246

‘The Big Land (1957) was the big gamble… They staked their gold, their women, and their lives!’ Director Gordon Douglas’s 1957 Western film The Big Land [Stampeded] stars Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O’Brien. […]

Jul, 23

Big Leaguer ** (1953, Edward G Robinson, Vera-Ellen, Jeff Richards, William Campbell, Richard Jaeckel, Carl Hubbell, Bill Crandall) – Classic Movie Review 12,245

The 1953 American fictional sports drama film Big Leaguer is a rare dull film from director Robert Aldrich, making his first movie. It stars Edward G Robinson, Vera-Ellen, Jeff Richards, William Campbell, Richard Jaeckel, Carl Hubbell […]

Jul, 23

King of Alcatraz *** (1938, Gail Patrick, J Carrol Naish, Lloyd Nolan, Harry Carey Sr, Robert Preston, Anthony Quinn, Dennis Morgan, Porter Hall, Richard Denning) – Classic Movie Review 12,244

Captain Glennan (Harry Carey Sr): ‘Man and boy, I’ve sailed the seas for 30 years… and I’ve never lost a ship.’  Director Robert Florey’s 1938 American crime drama film King of Alcatraz stars Gail Patrick, […]

Jul, 23

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