Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "action thriller"

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Getaway – Film Review

Ethan Hawke stars as a former racing superstar called Brent Magna, who’s ordered by a mystery villain to steal a state-of-the-art car and complete a series of crazy, high-speed, dangerous daredevil stunts against the clock […]

Dec, 06

Killer’s Kiss ***½ (1955, Frank Silvera, Irene Kane, Jamie Smith) – Classic Movie Review 360

Stanley Kubrick’s short second feature film from 1955 is only 67 minutes long, but Killer’s Kiss provides plenty of evidence of the budding director’s talent. A punchy, stylish, inventively made, film noir action thriller, it […]

Nov, 03

Escape Plan *** (2013, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 50 Cent, Vinnie Jones, Sam Neill, Jim Caviezel) – Film Review

It’s great to have Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger back on screen together and it’s good that this is old-fashioned bruiser stuff. Highly appropriately, it’s a very 80s-style vehicle with a very B-movie feel, tailored […]

Oct, 26

The Fast and the Furious **** (2001, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune) – Classic Movie Review 311

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker take the fast track to stardom in the heart-pounding 2001 action thriller The Fast and the Furious, a fine example of a high-octane thrill-ride of a movie totally exceeding a […]

Oct, 22

Captain Phillips **** (2013, Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Catherine Keener) – Movie Review

Tom Hanks finds a perfect part as the real-life Captain Richard Phillips, a canny and experienced American seaman, who is sent to command the US-flagged container ship MV Maersk Alabama, in 2009. He has to steer […]

Oct, 09

Die Hard ***** (1988, Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Alexander Godunov, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Gleason, William Atherton, Hart Bochner, James Shigeta) – Classic Movie Review 281

‘Yippie-ki-yay!’ The 1988 blockbuster hit Die Hard is sometimes named as the greatest action thriller of all time. An amazingly fit and fine Bruce Willis eagerly grabs his role of a lifetime as John McClane. The […]

Oct, 09

A Good Day to Die Hard ** (2013, Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch) – Movie Review

Yippee ky-nothing. The fifth instalment of the Die Hard franchise is a bit of a dud but it does get a lift from an epic car chase across Moscow and your residual sympathy for its […]

Oct, 09

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