Derek Winnert

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Richard III **** (1995, Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Maggie Smith, Robert Downey Jr, Nigel Hawthorne) – Classic Movie Review 3645

Director Richard Loncraine’s 1995 Shakespeare movie gives Ian McKellen a showcase where he dazzlingly re-creates his stage performance as the mad English monarch Richard III, fired by vaulting ambition, hate and revenge on humankind for […]

May, 02

La Machine **** (1977, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Sonia Saviange, Monique Mélinand) – Classic Movie Review 3633

French film-maker and author Paul Vecchiali died in Paris on 18 January 2023, aged 92. He notably directed La Machine (1977), a passionate attack on capital punishment, starring Jean-Christophe Bouvet. Jean-Christophe Bouvet has his first […]

Apr, 30

The Bat *** (1959, Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Gavin Gordon) – Classic Movie Review 3,591

‘When it flies, someone dies!’ The right stars in Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead crank up the enjoyably creaky 1959 American crime-mystery thriller film The Bat. The right stars in Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead crank […]

Apr, 19

Matador *** (1986, Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas, Nacho Martínez, Carmen Maura) – Classic Movie Review 3563

A retired male bullfighter and a smart female lawyer share a fatal fascination with death, in Pedro Almodóvar’s stylish, provocative, acclaimed 1986 black comedy film Matador. A retired male bullfighter and a smart female lawyer […]

Apr, 13

Inspecteur Lavardin **** (1986, Jean Poiret, Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont) – Classic Movie Review 3552

This polished 1986 thriller is a successful second trip by director Claude Chabrol into territory that he carved out as his own – the French provincial thriller. Jean Poiret easily sustains a smooth and seemingly effortless reprise […]

Apr, 10

Nasty Baby **½ (2015, Kristen Wiig, Sebastián Silva, Tunde Adebimpe) – Movie Review

Kristen Wiig plays Polly, best friend to a nice, well-off gay couple Freddy and Mo (Sebastián Silva, Tunde Adebimpe), in writer-director Sebastián Silva’s intriguing indie satirical drama. The close-knit trio looks to create a life, while being […]

Apr, 07

A Game of Death *** (1945, John Loder, Audrey Long, Edgar Barrier, Russell Wade) – Classic Movie Review 3523

Robert Wise’s 1945 American thriller film A Game of Death stars Edgar Barrier as a crazed game hunter who chases a couple (John Loder and Audrey Long) to the death on his island.  ‘A RACE […]

Apr, 04

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