Derek Winnert

Recent Posts

Posts Tagged "bankers"

Check out all of the posts tagged with "bankers".

Red Ensign [Strike!] *** (1934, Leslie Banks, Carol Goodner, Frank Vosper, Alfred Drayton) – Classic Movie Review 7956

Esteemed British film-maker Michael Powell’s 1934 Red Ensign [US title: Strike!] is an intriguing early low-budget (£12,000) quota quickie from him. Even so, it was Powell’s 12th film in four years, and, humble though it is, it is […]

Dec, 29

The House of Rothschild ***½ (1934, George Arliss, Loretta Young, Boris Karloff, Robert Young, C Aubrey Smith) – Classic Movie Review 5638

Director Alfred L Werker’s extravagantly produced 1934 saga tells of the rise of the Jewish banking family in 19th-century France and the Rothschild financial empire, inherited by his five sons, which helps to finance the war […]

Jun, 20

The Emperor’s New Clothes *** (2015, Russell Brand) – Movie Review

Perhaps atoning for the Andrew Sachs scandal, Russell Brand does a full Michael Moore, taking to the streets, banks, schools and houses, and thoroughly enjoying a 100-minute rant against bankers and Conservatives in this nimble feature […]

Apr, 22

Get Hard *** (2015, Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie) – Movie Review

Will Ferrell teams with Kevin Hart in a patchy comedy where the good patches are very good and the bad patches are very bad. It’s a score of about 50/50, with a very bright start and the dross […]

Mar, 25

Navigation

Please use the navigation to move within this section.

© 2015 Derek Winnert. All Rights Reserved.