Derek Winnert

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Cape Fear ***** (1962, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Polly Bergen, Martin Balsam, Telly Savalas, Jack Kruschen) – Classic Movie Review 176

The 1962 crime thriller film Cape Fear stars Robert Mitchum, who hypnotically plays sadistic Max Cady, an ex-con sex-offender out to get the man he blames for his conviction, upright lawyer Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck). […]

Aug, 19

Spellbound ***** (1945, Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Leo G Carroll, Michael Chekhov, Rhonda Fleming, John Emery, Norman Lloyd) – Classic Movie Review 101

‘This is love! Complete…reckless…violent,’ screams the poster as Alfred Hitchcock embarks in 1945 on another delicious tale of obsession and trauma. Spellbound scored six Oscar nominations and won one, for Best Music, Scoring of a […]

Jul, 28

The Hunger ***** (1983, Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon) – Classic Movie Review 87

Based on the 1981 novel by Whitley Strieber, this enchanting 1983 erotic vampire movie is one of cinema’s most crucial of its perennially popular kind. It is perhaps even more remarkable for its iconic characters […]

Jul, 24

Plein Soleil [Purple Noon] **** (1960, Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforêt) – Classic Movie Review 173

The simmering, shimmering 1960 crime thriller Plein Soleil [Purple Noon] stars Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet and Marie Laforêt. Delon memorably plays Tom Ripley, a mimic, moocher and murderer. This fascinating but flawed French 1960 version […]

Jul, 04

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