Derek Winnert

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Final Analysis ** (1992, Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Eric Roberts, Paul Guilfoyle, Keith David, Harris Yulin) – Classic Movie Review 4391

In director Phil Joanou’s 1992 thriller, Richard Gere stars as Dr Isaac Barr, a psychiatrist who falls for Heather Evans (Kim Basinger), the sister of his patient, Diana Baylor (Uma Thurman). Basinger is married to a Greek mobster by […]

Sep, 21

Safe Men *** (1998, Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Harvey Fierstein, Michael Lerner, Paul Giamatti, Mark Ruffalo) – Classic Movie Review 2882

Writer-director John Hamburg’s 1998 comedy crime thriller is a splendidly rum brew. Sam Rockwell and Steve Zahn give effortlessly weird performances as pathetic, self-deluded, low-life crooks way out of their depth in the underworld of […]

Sep, 05

Southpaw *** (2015, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Oona Laurence, 10 Cent, Naomie Harris, Miguel Gomez, Beau Knapp) – Movie Review

Jake Gyllenhaal lost 30lb to play his role in last year’s outstanding Nightcrawler, and now he’s added 45lb of muscle to play boxer Billy Hope in director Antoine Fuqua’s boxing movie. Jake spent six hours a […]

Jul, 23

Mean Streets ***** (1973, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Richard Romanus) – Classic Movie Review 2473

Mean Streets is renowned as the independently made movie that announced Martin Scorsese’s arrival as a world-class film director in 1973. The first film collaboration between Scorsese and star Robert De Niro, it is a key Seventies […]

May, 11

The Public Enemy ***** (1931, James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Mae Clarke) – Classic Movie Review 1590

Hooray for one of James Cagney’s most iconic and brilliant performances as Tom Powers, a fiery, hot-tempered lad from the Chicago slums who grows up to be a young hoodlum and rises high up through the […]

Aug, 25

The Underneath *** (1995, Peter Gallagher, Elisabeth Shue, Alison Elliott) – Classic Movie Review 1578

Peter Gallagher stars as Michael Chambers, a gambler and former convict who comes back to Austin, Texas, to celebrate the wedding of his mother (Anjanette Comer). While in town he tries to reignite the old flame with his […]

Aug, 22

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