Derek Winnert

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Hellbound: Hellraiser II **** (1988, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham, Doug Bradley) – Classic Movie Review 6114

Ashley Laurence, who played the heroine of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser (1987) returns as Kristy, who awakes in a psychiatric hospital after the death of her parents for this ingenious, welcome sequel, this time not scripted […]

Oct, 20

Thor: Ragnarok *** (2017, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba) – Movie Review

And so actor/director Taika Waititi delivers the 2017 sequel to Thor (2011) and Thor: The Dark World (2013). Let’s get personal. There is only one really good thing about Thor – and that is Thor, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor. Luckily there […]

Oct, 19

Blade Runner 2049 *** (2017, Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Robin Wright, Jared Leto) – Movie Review

Director Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 is a great looking movie, with amazing visuals and effects. It is thoughtful and intelligent sci-fi action, in the great tradition of the original, though of course, not surprisingly, inferior to […]

Oct, 04

Kingsman: The Golden Circle ** (2017, Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Channing Tatum, Elton John, Pedro Pascal) – Movie Review

Co-writer/director Matthew Vaughn’s exhausting sequel to his 2014 hit Kingsman: The Secret Service struggles to come up with fresh helpings of spy silliness in a barrel-scraping CGI fest. Yes it is slick and action packed, and there are some […]

Sep, 23

Futureworld *** (1976, Peter Fonda, Blythe Danner, Arthur Hill, Yul Brynner) – Classic Movie Review 6006

Director Richard T Heffron’s 1976 welcome and successful sequel to Westworld (1973) sees the robots from Westworld replicate famous people to try to achieve control of the planet. Peter Fonda and Blythe Danner star as reporters […]

Aug, 31

Dr Phibes Rises Again *** (1972, Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Peter Cushing, Beryl Reid, Terry-Thomas, Hugh Griffith) – Classic Movie Review 6,003

Co-writer/ director Robert Fuest’s 1972 kitsch, theatrical and extravagant horror movie Dr Phibes Rises Again is the welcome sequel to The Abominable Dr Phibes (1971), bringing the great Vincent Price back on the campy rampage […]

Aug, 30

The Prince of Thieves ** (1948, Jon Hall, Patricia Morison, Adele Jergens) –  Classic Movie Review 6001

Director Howard Bretherton’s 1948 Columbia Pictures’ Robin Hood film is a pleasantly acceptable adventure as a young person’s time-passer. Jon Hall stars as a roguish Robin Hood, who ensures that the Lady Christabel (Adele Jergens) […]

Aug, 29

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