Derek Winnert

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The Girl on the Train *** (2016, Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Allison Janney, Édgar Ramírez, Laura Prepon) – Movie Review

Emily Blunt lands a stonking great star role as the depressed, alcoholic Rachel, divorced a year earlier and fired from her New York PR job, in director Tate Taylor’s murder mystery thriller, based on the novel […]

Oct, 04

The Gay Divorcee ***** (1934, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, Eric Blore) – Classic Movie Review 2955

Director Mark Sandrich’s enchanting 1934 musical stars the magical duo of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, who are an unalloyed delight in their initial star pairing after their success together in supporting roles in Flying […]

Oct, 04

Easy Virtue *** (1928, Isabel Jeans, Franklin Dyall, Eric Bransby Williams, Robin Irvine, Ian Hunter) – Classic Movie Review 2287

‘Virtue is its own reward’ they say — but ‘easy virtue’ is society’s reward for a slandered reputation. Director Alfred Hitchcock’s 1928 romantic film is a rather unsatisfactory silent movie of Noël Coward’s interesting 1924 […]

Mar, 20

Life as a House *** (2002, Hayden Christensen, Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas) – Classic Movie Review 1898

Director Irwin Winkler’s 2002 drama stars Kevin Kline as George Monroe, a lonely, middle-aged Southern California coast divorcee. He is living alone, apart from his dog, and has been working in a hated job as an […]

Nov, 28

Send Me No Flowers *** (1964, Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall) – Classic Movie Review 1719

Director Norman Jewison’s perky and profitable 1964 comedy pairs Rock Hudson and Doris Day for the third and last time in their way too-short series of hit romantic comedy movies. Hudson plays a hypochondriac called […]

Sep, 29

The Santa Clause **** (1994, Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson) – Classic Movie Review 519

‘Down the chimney? You want me to take the toys down the chimney into a strange house, IN MY UNDERWEAR?’ – Scott Calvin. Fancy a seasonal caper? Director John Pasquin’s 1994 Walt Disney movie The […]

Dec, 14

Gloria **** (2013, Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Diego Fontecilla) – Movie Review

Paulina García is glorious as the free-spirited 50something divorcée Gloria, a regular in Santiago’s singles clubs, where she picks up her one-night stands. García’s Best Actress award-winning performance at the Berlin Film Festival is better […]

Nov, 01

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