Derek Winnert

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Stormy Monday **** (1988, Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting) – Classic Movie Review 11,346

Stormy Monday (1988): ‘The Most Dangerous Choices Are Made With The Heart’. Writer-director Mike Figgis’s 1989 British neo noir movie Stormy Monday is an exciting and moodily atmospheric crime thriller set in a rain-swept, neon-lit […]

Jun, 26

Too Hot To Handle [Playgirl After Dark] * (1960, Jayne Mansfield, Leo Genn, Karlheinz Böhm, Sheldon Lawrence, Christopher Lee, Patrick Holt, Barbara Windsor, Danik Patisson) – Classic Movie Review 8423

Jayne Mansfield stars as Midnight Franklin, a nightclub exotic singer-dancer trying to save her boyfriend, London gangland and club boss Johnny Solo (Leo Genn), from an extortion racket when he gets threats for protection at […]

May, 02

Mikey and Nicky *** (1976, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty) – Classic Movie Review 7221

Writer-director Elaine May signed up real-life old friends Peter Falk and John Cassavetes for her 1976 Mikey and Nicky as long-time criminal buddies Mikey and Nicky, one of whom turns out to be designated by […]

Jun, 25

Macao **** (1952, Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix) – Classic Movie Review 1679

‘Everybody’s lonely, worried, and sorry. Everybody’s looking for something.’ – Jane Russell. Director Josef Von Sternberg ties his steamy, sultry 1952 film noir up in a tidy knot. This underrated, very likeable thriller boasts two scintillating performances […]

Sep, 16

Fight Club ***** (1999, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto) – Classic Film Review 333

‘The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club.’ British director David Fincher’s brilliant 1999 cult movie satire Fight Club is a totally shocking, disturbing, adrenaline pumping and provocative experience. […]

Oct, 27

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