Derek Winnert

Rustlers’ Rhapsody ** (1985, Tom Berenger, G W Bailey, Marilu Henner, Andy Griffith, Fernando Rey, Sela Ward, Patrick Wayne) – Classic Movie Review 7618

Writer-director Hugh Wilson’s 1985 comedy Western Rustlers’ Rhapsody stars likeable Tom Berenger, who is at home on the range here as Rex O’Herlihan, the greatest cowboy crooner of all time, in this affectionate, easy going […]

Sep, 24 · in Reviews

Jumpin’ Jack Flash *** (1986, Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, John Wood, Carol Kane, Annie Potts) – Classic Movie Review 7617

Director Penny Marshall’s 1986 fast-moving spy caper Jumpin’ Jack Flash stars Whoopi Goldberg (Oscar-winner for 1990’s Ghost) as a computer operator who keeps getting messages on her screen from a British agent trapped in Eastern Europe. […]

Sep, 23 · in Reviews

Fatal Beauty ** (1987, Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Rubén Blades) – Classic Movie Review 7616

Whoopi Goldberg stars as unconventional Beverly Hills cop Rita Rizzoli, who goes undercover to break a drugs ring and keep cocaine off the streets, in director Tom Holland’s efficiently made, violent 1987 formula comedy thriller […]

Sep, 23

Crime of Passion *** (1957, Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr, Fay Wray, Royal Dano, Robert Griffin, Dennis Cross) – Classic Movie Review 7,615

The 1957 film noir crime drama Crime of Passion stars Barbara Stanwyck as a cop’s wife who pulls out all the stops to get her homicide detective husband (Sterling Hayden) promoted, stopping at nothing, even murder. […]

Sep, 22

Climax * (2018, Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile) – Movie Review

Brio film-making but way too strong and scary for me. Writer-director Gaspar Noé’s dynamic but hellish 2018 musical horror drama Climax is controversial brio film-making, perhaps admirable in its way, but way too strong and […]

Sep, 22

The Little Stranger ** (2018, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Charlotte Rampling, Will Poulter) – Movie Review

Caught between an art film and a chiller movie, director Lenny Abrahamson’s 2018 The Little Stranger is well enough made but clumsy, clichéd and amateurish. On the chiller side, it doesn’t work either as psychological thriller or a […]

Sep, 22

A Simple Favor [A Simple Favour] *** (2018, Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding) – Movie Review

The small but perfectly performed and super talented Anna Kendrick stars in director Paul Feig’s likeable 2018 mystery crime drama A Simple Favor [A Simple Favour] as homely vlogger Stephanie Smothers, who seeks to uncover the truth […]

Sep, 22

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