Derek Winnert

"The Review's Better Than The Film"

Hondo **** (1953, John Wayne, Geraldine Page, Ward Bond, Michael Pate, Rodolfo Acosta, James Arness) – Classic Movie Review 6727

John Farrow’s 1954 movie Hondo is a particularly well written Western with uniformly fine acting and star John Wayne near his best. Geraldine Page, Oscar nominated as Best Supporting Actress, was horrified by the right-wing […]

Feb, 23 · in Reviews

Bed of Roses ** (1996, Christian Slater, Mary Stuart Masterson, Pamela Adlon, Josh Brolin, Debra Monk) – Classic Movie Review 6726

Writer-director Michael Goldenberg’s 1996 romantic drama stars Christian Slater as shy widowed florist Lewis Farrell who sends roses to workaholic banker Lisa Walker (Mary Stewart Masterson) and they begin a whirlwind love affair, with Masterson […]

Feb, 23 · in Reviews

Bed of Roses *** (1933, Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Pert Kelton) – Classic Movie Review 6725

The scandalous 1933 pre-Production Code Depression-era comedy drama film Bed of Roses is a sharp and amusing story of ‘the girl who took a shortcut down the primrose path’. Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea star.  […]

Feb, 23

Warlords of Atlantis ** (1978, Doug McClure, Cyd Charisse, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer, Lea Brodie, Michael Gothard) – Classic Movie Review 6724

Director Kevin Connor’s 1978 British junior-league monster movie Warlords of Atlantis (aka Warlords of the Deep) stars the game if unlikely team of Doug McClure, Cyd Charisse and Peter Gilmore. In the screenplay by Brian […]

Feb, 23

The Monkey King 3 [Xiyouji zhi Nü’erguo] ** (2018, William Feng, Aaron Kwok, Zanilia Zhao, Shenyang Xiao, Him Law) – Movie Review

Director Soi Cheang’s bright and lively The Monkey King 3 is a pleasant, lightly entertaining, and reasonably likeable romantic fantasy action adventure, enriched and enlivened with decent performances and a lovely production, which cost a hefty $73,000,000. […]

Feb, 22

The Purchase Price ** (1932, Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Lyle Talbot) – Classic Movie Review 6723

‘She took another woman’s place on her wedding night..!’ Well, that does sound interesting, doesn’t it? Director William A Wellman 1932 pre-Code American drama is adapted from the novel The Mud Lark by Arthur Stringer, with a screenplay by Robert Lord, and stars Barbara […]

Feb, 22

Woman Wanted *** (1935, Maureen O’Sullivan, Joel McCrea, Lewis Stone, Louis Calhern, Edgar Kennedy, Adrienne Ames) – Classic Movie Review 6,722

The 1935 thriller film Woman Wanted is a mild but fun crime melodrama with good performances from a capable cast and enough extra twists and bright spots to keep it ticking over pleasantly. Maureen O’Sullivan […]

Feb, 22

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