Derek Winnert

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Garden of Evil *** (1954, Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward, Richard Widmark, Hugh Marlowe, Cameron Mitchell, Rita Moreno) – Classic Movie Review 7694

Director Henry Hathaway’s 1954 American CinemaScope Western film Garden of Evil stars Gary Cooper, Richard Widmark and Cameron Mitchell as American Western adventurers in rural Mexico, who are recruited to help beautiful Leah Fuller (Susan Hayward) to rescue […]

Oct, 22

Bullfighter and the Lady *** (1951, Robert Stack, Joy Page, Gilbert Roland, Katy Jurado, Virginia Grey, John Hubbard) – Classic Movie Review 7446

This interesting but mainly routine romantic action drama movie is intriguingly co-written, produced and directed by cult favourite Budd Boetticher. It is also intriguing that John Wayne was executive producer and John Ford an uncredited […]

Aug, 15

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break [What a Man] ***** (1941, W C Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Errol, Franklin Pangborn, Margaret Dumont ) – Classic Movie Review 7395

Director Edward F Cline’s 1941 comedy Never Give a Sucker an Even Break finds the great W C Fields on superb form as ‘The Great Man’ in this story (written by him as Otis Criblecoblis) […]

Aug, 03

South of St Louis *** (1949, Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Dorothy Malone, Victor Jory, Bob Steele, Alan Hale Sr) – Classic Movie Review 7240

Joel McCrea, Zachary Scott and Victor Jory kick up some considerable sparks in director Ray Enright’s strongly cast, a notch or so above routine 1949 Western South of St Louis about the lives and loves […]

Jul, 01

Sicario 2: Soldado **** (2018, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Catherine Keener, Matthew Modine) – Movie Review

Very strong, extremely powerful action thriller that actually thrills, Del Toro and Brolin excellent, some great set pieces, a huge body count and astounding visuals. Italian director Stefano Sollima’s Sicario 2: Soldado [aka Sicario: Day […]

Jun, 27

The Last Sunset **** (1961, Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone, Carol Lynley, Joseph Cotten) – Classic Movie Review 6911

The incest theme and some fine performances from a top cast help to lift director Robert Aldrich’s weird, well-crafted, over-the-top 1961 Western way out of the rut. Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone, Carol Lynley, […]

Apr, 11

Old Gringo ***½ (1989, Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Smits) – Classic Movie Review 6882

Director Luis Puenzo’s 1989 historical romantic adventure drama stars Jane Fonda as Harriet Winslow, an American spinster who takes a job looking after the children of a wealthy family caught up in the revolution in […]

Apr, 03

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