Derek Winnert

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Shogun Warrior ** (1991, Shô Kosugi, David Essex, Christopher Lee, Polly Walker, Ronald Pickup, John Rhys-Davies, Kane Kosugi, Norman Lloyd, Dylan Kussman, Miwa Takada, Toshirô Mifune) – Classic Movie Review 13,730

The 1991 film Shogun Warrior [Kabuto] [Journey of Honor] is a robust and enjoyable but rough-hewn action adventure based on actual events in 17th-century Japan. It stars Shô Kosugi, David Essex and Christopher Lee. Director […]

Sep, 20

The Warriors **** (1979, Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright) – Classic Movie Review 10,377

Director Walter Hill’s fast-moving and effective but worrying 1979 exploitation crime action thriller The Warriors stars Michael Beck and James Remar in a story about a New York City gang under attack while journeying across […]

Oct, 02

Red Sonja *** (1985, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman) – Classic Movie Review 7840

Director Richard Fleischer’s 1985 Red Sonja is a fairly amusing sword-and-sorcery romp culled from the fantasy adventure stories of Conan the Barbarian creator Robert E Howard and based on the character created by him. The remarkable […]

Nov, 27

A Man Called Horse **** (1970, Richard Harris, Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon, Manu Tupou) – Classic Movie Review 7033

Director Elliot Silverstein’s 1970 movie A Man Called Horse is a stirring, ambitious adult Western with convincing performances from Richard Harris, Manu Tupou as the Indian chief Yellow Hand, and Judith Anderson as his noble […]

May, 10

Mad Max 2 [The Road Warrior] **** (1981, Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Vernon Wells, Emil Minty, Kjell Nilsson, Virginia Hey) – Classic Movie Review 6505

The bigger budget and the growing confidence and skill of star Mel Gibson and director George Miller are much in evidence in the thrilling 1981 second helping of more of the Max factor. Gibson walks […]

Jan, 01

Kagemusha ***** (1980, Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken’ichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu) – Classic Movie Review 6426

The great Japanese director Akira Kurosawa is on commanding form in this thrilling 1980 film from his older age (he was 70) with a story about a 16th-century nobleman who saves the life of a […]

Dec, 18

Geronimo: An American Legend ****½ (1993, Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Wes Studi, Matt Damon) – Classic Movie Review 5,581

Jason Patric impresses as Charles Gatewood, the gloomy lieutenant who takes Apache chief Geronimo (Wes Studi) into custody and conducts him to the US brigadier general, George A Crook (Gene Hackman). In the mid-1880s, the […]

Jun, 11

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