Derek Winnert

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Breathless **** (1983, Richard Gere, Valérie Kaprisky) – Classic Movie Review 1394

Director Jim McBride’s 1983 thriller stars the then young, sexy and underrated Richard Gere, who is on his top 80s form as Jesse Lujack, a preening, unprincipled petty hood on the run after he shoots a policeman. […]

Jul, 05

Taxi 2 *** (2000, Sami Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Emma Wiklund, Bernard Farcy) – Classic Movie Review 1385

Director Gérard Krawczyk’s 2000 French action crime comedy sequel Taxi 2 stars Sami Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Emma Wiklund and Bernard Farcy, as taxi driver Daniel and police inspector Emilien return to […]

Jul, 02

Taxi *** (1998, Sami Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard) – Classic Movie Review 1384

Sami Naceri and Frédéric Diefenthal star as Marseilles cabbie Daniel and his pal Emilien the cop, who get involved in an often hilarious, fast-paced, high-energy French all-action crime comedy adventure. In the daft plot, Daniel is […]

Jul, 02

The Desperate Hours **** (1955, Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March) – Classic Movie Review 1349

Director William Wyler’s 1955 thriller tells the archetypal tale of a gang of ruthless convicts on the run who commandeer a middle-class family’s house and terrorise the whole household. But, the obvious old question is, […]

Jun, 21

High Sierra ***** (1941, Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie, Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy, Henry Hull, Henry Travers, Jerome Cowan, Barton MacLane) – Classic Movie Review 1,348

Raoul Walsh’s 1941 thriller film High Sierra is a terrific action/ adventure film noir featuring Humphrey Bogart in yet another one of his iconic roles as notorious career criminal Roy ‘Mad Dog’ Earle. It made […]

Jun, 21

Albino Alligator *** (1995, Matt Dillon, Gary Sinise, Faye Dunaway, Viggo Mortensen) – Classic Movie Review 1328

Director Kevin Spacey’s intriguing 1995 movie is a dark-toned, character-driven and dialogue-driven siege thriller, in which three small-time crooks – brothers Dova (Matt Dillon) and Milo (Gary Sinise) plus a partner named Law (William Fichtner) […]

Jun, 15

Trafic [Traffic] ***** (1971, Jacques Tati, Marcel Fraval, Honoré Bostel) – Classic Movie Review 1,319

Jacques Tati’s endearing 1971 French comedy masterpiece Trafic [Traffic] finds him once again in the familiar guise of his famous amiably bumbling character of Monsieur Hulot. Co-writer/director/star Jacques Tati’s endearing 1971 French comedy masterpiece Trafic […]

Jun, 13

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