Derek Winnert

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I.Q. *** (1994, Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, Walter Matthau, Joseph Maher, Lou Jacobi, Gene Saks, Stephen Fry) – Classic Movie Review 10,473

Ah, yes, with Albert Einstein as Cupid what could possibly go wrong? Director Fred Schepisi’s 1994 romantic comedy film I.Q. stars Tim Robbins as garage mechanic Ed Walters, who tries to romance mathematician Catherine Boyd, […]

Oct, 28

Charly *** (1968, Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala) – Classic Movie Review 9343

Director Ralph Nelson’s 1968 drama Charly stars Cliff Robertson, who swept to triumph as best actor at the 1969 Academy Awards as Charly Gordon, an adult man with a cognitive disability. He is selected by […]

Feb, 03

AntiTrust ** (2001, Ryan Phillippe, Claire Forlani, Rachel Leigh Cook, Tim Robbins) – Classic Movie Review 5733

Ryan Phillippe and Claire Forlani star as a pair of computer wiz-kids who become embroiled in the murky world of ruthless business practices. Director Peter Howitt’s 2001 movie is a feisty but highly improbable thriller, […]

Jul, 09

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius **** (2001, voices of Debi Derryberry, Megan Cavanagh, Rob Paulsen, Mark DeCarlo) – Classic Movie Review 4793

In a super 2001 Nickelodeon Movies animated action adventure, 10-year-old intrepid rocket genius and inventor Jimmy and his robot dog, Goddard, set off into space to rescue his parents. Along with the rest of the […]

Dec, 18

Phenomenon *** (1996, John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall) – Classic Movie Review 3742

Director Jon Turteltaub’s emotional 1996 fantasy romantic drama proved one of John Travolta’s least successful but more intriguing Nineties movies, in which he plays a small-town garage mechanic who develops amazing mental powers. If the […]

May, 22

Total Eclipse ** (1995, Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis, Romane Bohringer) – Classic Movie Review 1038

Director Agnieszka Holland’s 1995 adaptation of Christopher Hampton’s play (with a screenplay by the playwright himself) about the destructive mutual passion of the 19th-century French poets Arthur Rambeau and Paul Verlaine is a depressing fiasco […]

Apr, 02

The Royal Tenenbaums **** (2001, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Seymour Cassel, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Danny Glover) – Classic Movie Review 609

Gene Hackman won a Golden Globe as Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for his high-energy, funny turn as Royal Tenenbaum, the grand daddy of a very odd, dysfunctional family. After years away, he returns […]

Jan, 02

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