Derek Winnert

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All or Nothing **** (2002, Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen) – Classic Movie Review 1873

Writer-director Mike Leigh’s 2002 gem stars his regular actor collaborator, British national treasure Timothy Spall, who is brilliant as Phil Bassett, a London cabbie wallowing in a sea of troubles and bad fares. Director Leigh’s […]

Nov, 23

Closer **** (2004, Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen) – Classic Movie Review 1870

The intertwining lives of four strangers in London come under the microscope in this smart, stylish and witty 2004 movie from posh US director Mike Nichols. The four stars – Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie […]

Nov, 22

Heavy **** (1995, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Shelley Winters, Liv Tyler, Deborah Harry) – Classic Movie Review 1860

Despite its title, debut writer-director James Mangold’s 1995 romantic drama film is a delicate and affecting character study of misfits gathering at an inn in upstate New York. Liv Tyler stars as Callie, a beautiful but kind […]

Nov, 20

Carla’s Song *** (1996, Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn) – Classic Movie Review 1849

  Robert Carlyle brings all his charisma to director Ken Loach’s tricky 1996 tale of Glasgow bus driver George Lennox who in 1987 woos a Nicaraguan refugee (Oyanka Cabezas) and goes to her country to find […]

Nov, 16

Third Person *** (2014, Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis, Adrien Brody, Olivia Wilde) – Movie Review

Liam Neeson stars as Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction author Michael who has holed himself up in a hotel suite in Paris to finish his latest book in this glossy and diverting 2014 romantic drama from talented writer-director Paul […]

Nov, 15

Ghost ***** (1990, Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn) – Classic Movie Review 1820

Patrick Swayze etches his way into screen history with his starring role as the ghostly Sam Wheat here in director Jerry Zucker’s truly, madly, deeply entertaining and captivating 1990 romantic supernatural thriller. This crowd-pleasing tear-jerker is […]

Nov, 08

Open Your Eyes [Abre Los Ojos] **** (1997, Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Chete Lera) – Classic Movie Review 1818

Co-writer/director Alejandro Amenábar’s smart and polished 1997 Spanish romantic mystery drama was remade as Vanilla Sky by Cameron Crowe in 2001 with Tom Cruise and Penélope Cruz repeating the role she plays here. A rich, handsome womanising […]

Nov, 08

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