Derek Winnert

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Untamed *** (1955, Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Richard Egan, John Justin, Agnes Moorehead, Rita Moreno, Hope Emerson, Brad Dexter, Henry O’Neill) – Classic Movie Review 8314

Director Henry King’s 1955 DeLuxe colour and widescreen adventure Untamed is a busy, complex, handsome-looking, well-done African epic, in which Tyrone Power stars as Boer leader Paul Van Riebeck, who romances impetuous colleen Katie O’Neill […]

Mar, 30

Black ’47 **** (2018, Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Stephen Rea, Freddie Fox, Barry Keoghan, Jim Broadbent) – Movie Review

Director Lance Daly’s 2018 period action drama Black ’47 is a heart-pounding tale of brutal revenge set in Ireland amid the repression and starvation horrors of the great Irish famine of 1847. Sometimes, it is […]

Sep, 30

Hondo **** (1953, John Wayne, Geraldine Page, Ward Bond, Michael Pate, Rodolfo Acosta, James Arness) – Classic Movie Review 6727

John Farrow’s 1954 movie Hondo is a particularly well written Western with uniformly fine acting and star John Wayne near his best. Geraldine Page, Oscar nominated as Best Supporting Actress, was horrified by the right-wing […]

Feb, 23

The Good Earth **** (1937, Luise Rainer, Paul Muni, Walter Connolly, Tilly Losch, Jessie Ralph) – Classic Movie Review 2025

Director Sidney Franklin’s famous 1937 epic drama scored Luise Rainer her second Best Actress Oscar (after the previous year’s The Great Ziegfeld) and she and Paul Muni earned much deserved praise for their roles as […]

Dec, 31

Interstellar *** (2014, Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine) – Movie Review

Sometime soon, the Earth is on the brink of extinction through drought, famine and extreme climate changes. But a mysterious rip in the space-time continuum gives humans a chance to widen their lifespan. Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway lead a group of explorers […]

Nov, 06

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