Derek Winnert

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Crime and Punishment in Suburbia **** (2000, Monica Keena, Ellen Barkin, Michael Ironside, Vincent Kartheiser) – Classic Movie Review 1658

  Director Rob Schmidt’s 2000 thriller is a sizzling, disturbing but ultimately life-enhancing American teen movie version of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment – hey, don’t switch off just yet! – with Monica Keena as […]

Sep, 09

Addicted to Love *** (1997, Matthew Broderick, Meg Ryan, Kelly Preston) – Classic Movie Review 1603

Director Griffin Dunne’s 1997 comedy stars Matthew Broderick as Sam, who follows his errant girlfriend Linda (Kelly Preston) to New York, where he’s understandably upset to find her in bed with Frenchman Anton (Tcheky Karyo), […]

Aug, 30

48 Hrs. ***** (1982, Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O’Toole) – Classic Movie Review 1,568

Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy are on blistering form in director Walter Hill’s thrilling 1982 blockbuster 48 Hrs., one of the all-time great buddy-buddy action movies. Nolte plays Jack Cates, a middle-aged hard-nosed cop, and […]

Aug, 18

Metro *** (1997, Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Michael Wincott) – Classic Movie Review 1565

Director Thomas Carter’s 1997 acceptable genre thriller stars Eddie Murphy, who grabs the chance of a rare decent role as a police hostage negotiator Inspector Scott Roper, whose skills are tested to the limit after […]

Aug, 18

Written on the Wind **** (1956, Lauren Bacall, Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone) – Classic Movie Review 1545

Director Douglas Sirk’s penetrating, inspired 1956 movie expose of the idle, pointless lives of the self-destructive rich centres on an ultra-wealthy Texas oil family. Dorothy Malone won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress for playing the sex-crazed […]

Aug, 13

The Purge: Anarchy *** (2014, Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Kiele Sanchez, Zach Gilford) – Movie Review

Another year, another Purge. James DeMonaco’s sequel to his 2013 hit focuses on a young couple (Kiele Sanchez, Zach Gilford) trying to survive on the Los Angeles streets after their car breaks down just as the […]

Jul, 23

The First Wives Club ***½ (1996, Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton) – Classic Movie Review 1,435

Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton star as middle-agers plotting revenge after being dumped by their hubbies for younger wives, in the often hilarious 1996 comedy film The First Wives Club. Bette Midler (as Brenda Cushman), Goldie […]

Jul, 16

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