Derek Winnert

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Murder by Decree **** (1979, Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Anthony Quayle, David Hemmings, Susan Clark, John Gielgud, Donald Sutherland, Frank Finlay, Geneviève Bujold) – Classic Movie Review 4915

Christopher Plummer and James Mason ooze sheer smooth charisma as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, who investigate Jack the Ripper’s grisly murders of Whitechapel prostitutes and uncover a web of corruption, in director Bob Clark’s […]

Jan, 21

Night Has a Thousand Eyes **** (1948, Edward G Robinson, Gail Russell, John Lund, Virginia Bruce, William Demarest, Richard Webb, Jerome Courtland) – Classic Movie Review 4270

Director John Farrow’s taut and moody 1948 little suspense thriller stars Edward G Robinson as a vaudeville theatre psychic turn, phony stage mentalist John Triton, who acquires powers of precognition and predicts that a troubled […]

Aug, 30

Juliet of the Spirits [Giulietta degli Spiriti] **** (1965, Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu) – Classic Movie Review 3,389

Federico Fellini’s wife Giulietta Masina is stupendous as a fantasising Rome housewife, in his 1965 first full-length colour film Juliet of the Spirits. Sandra Milo is outstanding in star support as her eccentric, high-class prostitute […]

Feb, 20

Drag Me to Hell *** (2009, Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, Chelcie Ross, Molly Cheek, Adriana Barraza) – Classic Movie Review 3352

Despite lots of sick laughs and soppy scares, and a likeable air of daft creepiness, this is still no more than a thin and silly horror flick. But, still, it’s entertaining. Its main saving grace […]

Feb, 13

The Legend of Hell House *** (1973, Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill, Gayle Hunnicutt) – Classic Movie Review 3,096

The sinister 1973 British horror movie The Legend of Hell House stars Clive Revill, Gayle Hunnicutt, Pamela Franklin and Roddy McDowall as a quartet who agree to spend the week in Hell House to see […]

Nov, 25

Life or Something Like It ** (2002, Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns, Tony Shalhoub, Christian Kane, James Gammon, Melissa Errico, Stockard Channing) – Classic Movie Review 3027

Director Stephen Herek’s 2002 romantic comedy drama is a plush, well-acted but largely dreary heart-tugger, in which Angelina Jolie plays Seattle TV news reporter Lanie Kerrigan who interviews a psychic homeless man (Tony Shalhoub) about […]

Nov, 02

Solace **½ (2015, Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish, Colin Farrell, Marley Shelton, Xander Berkeley) – Movie Review

Director Afonso Poyart’s 2015 serial killer thriller provides a good role for the 77-year-old Anthony Hopkins – it’s the main role, when parts for Sir A are difficult to organise. He grabs it eagerly, not […]

Sep, 23

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