Derek Winnert

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The General ** (1998, Brendan Gleeson, Jon Voight, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley) – Classic Movie Review 3331

Fancy two hours in the obnoxious company of a notorious Irish criminal called Martin Cahill, apparently a legend for his defiance of authority, relentless battle with the police and his weird family relationships? Well, maybe […]

Feb, 06

Hot Fuzz **** (2007, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy, Billie Whitelaw, Timothy Dalton, Jim Broadbent) – Classic Movie Review 3314

The comedy team from Shaun of the Dead (2004) delivers the big laughs again with this triumphant spoof thriller that imagines British police such as the like of those shown in TV’s Heartbeat are filmed […]

Feb, 01

The Other Guys **** (2010, Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Samuel L Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Derek Jeter) – Classic Movie Review 3292

It’s not much of an idea and not much of a title, but this splendid 2010 farce overcomes these obstacles in a near-total triumph. Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg form a great comedy double act […]

Jan, 25

The Vampire Bat *** (1933, Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas) – Classic Movie Review 3159

‘These are the TALONS of The Vampire Bat’ Director Frank Strayer’s deliciously dated 1933 horror movie stars Lionel Atwill as Dr Otto von Niemann, a batty scientist who sends his hapless helpers Ruth Bertin (Fay […]

Dec, 15

Indestructible Man ** (1956, Lon Chaney Jnr, Robert Shayne, Marian Carr, Ross Elliott, Casey Adams) – Classic Movie Review 3132

‘The Screen’s 300,000 Volt SHOCKER!’ Or better still: ‘The scream that shocks the screen with 300,000 volts of horror! Inhuman! Invincible! Inescapable!’ Director Jack Pollexfen’s entertaining low-budget 1956 horror movie shocker casts Robert Shayne as […]

Dec, 05

23 Paces to Baker Street *** (1956, Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker, Patricia Laffan, Maurice Denham, Estelle Winwood, Liam Redmond) – Classic Movie Review 3125

Director Henry Hathaway’s 1956 suspense thriller is slick and enjoyable if slightly over-extended feeling at 103 minutes. Nigel Balchin adapts the novel by author Philip MacDonald, writer of the screenplays for Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca (1940) and […]

Dec, 03

Silver Streak **** (1976, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh, Patrick McGoohan) – Classic Movie Review 3,066

The sparkling 1976 train-set comedy thriller Silver Streak has a golden streak and is a hilarious suspense ride. It kicked off a winning four-film partnership between Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. Writer Colin Higgins and […]

Nov, 15

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