Derek Winnert

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Earthquake **** (1974, Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Geneviève Bujold, Lorne Greene, Richard Roundtree, Lloyd Nolan, Marjoe Gortner, Victoria Principal, Barry Sullivan) – Classic Movie Review 3431

Director Mark Robson’s epic 1974 disaster movie is preposterously entertaining with the right manly main star in Charlton Heston (as construction engineer Stuart Graff), an ambitious, costly production, tedious personal dramas and excellent Oscar-winning visual […]

Mar, 01

McQ ** (1974, John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur, Colleen Dewhurst, Clu Gulager, David Huddleston, Al Lettieri) – Classic Movie Review 3414

John Wayne stars as Detective Lieutenant Lon McQ, a Dirty Harry-style cop on the trail of the hood who killed his best friend and partner. This leads McQ to uncover corrupt elements in the police […]

Feb, 26

Exposed *** (2016, Keanu Reeves, Ana de Armas, Christopher McDonald, Mira Sorvino) – Movie Review

Keanu Reeves stars as Detective Galban, a tormented New York cop who investigates the truth behind the life and death of his partner and close friend, Detective Cullen, murdered in a subway. The case reveals disturbing police […]

Feb, 24

I Want to Live! **** (1958, Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent) – Movie Review 3404

‘Thank goodness, we can all relax, Susan Hayward’s won the Oscar she has been chasing for 20 years.’ Susan Hayward’s Best Actress Oscar-winning portrayal of Barbara Graham, a card-sharp, thief and prostitute who was sentenced […]

Feb, 24

Fourteen Hours **** (1951, Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, Barbara Bel Geddes, Debra Paget, Agnes Moorehead, Robert Keith, Howard Da Silva, Jeffrey Hunter) – Classic Movie Review 3390

Director Henry Hathaway’s ultra-tense, meticulously crafted 1951 film noir thriller is an absolutely excellent one. The exteriors are imaginatively shot on location on the streets of New York City. The building used was demolished in 1967 […]

Feb, 20

Police Academy *** (1984, Steve Guttenberg, George Gaynes, Kim Cattrall, G W Bailey, Bubba Smith, Donovan Scott) – Classic Movie Review 3374

A moderately amusing idea about a police commissioner lowering his standards to take in a bunch of misfit recruits turned into a comedy sensation that has surprisingly run and run (to Police Academy 7 so […]

Feb, 18

When the Sky Falls **** (2000, Joan Allen, Gerard Flynn, Patrick Bergin, Liam Cunningham, Kevin McNally, Pete Postlethwaite) – Classic Movie Review 3336

Director John Mackenzie’s first-rate 2000 thriller stars Joan Allen as Dublin reporter Sinead Hamilton, who dices with death to pursue the story of an evil crime boss (Gerard Flynn). The admirable Allen effortlessly carries this […]

Feb, 07

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