Daily Archives: April 22, 2013

Movie Preview: “R.I.P.D.” has a LOT of “Men in Black,” the good parts, about it

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

Jeff Bridges, WAY over the top. Ryan Reynolds, in AWE of it. Dead cops keeping dead bad guys from re-infecting the EArth. Dazzling effects and laugh-out-loud gags. “R.I.P.D.” opens July 19.

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“Star Trek Into Darkness” goes VERY “Wrath of Khan”

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

Here’s a clip, from the studio, supposedly not a spoiler. But “Into Darkness” has a noble sacrifice touch, a “Wrath of Khan” ancestry. The characters seem eerily like their forebears. Check it out.

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Desperation Cinema? “Dodge Ball” may earn a sequel

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

The original came out in 2004, when Vince and Ben & the “Frat Pack” were at their peak. Now, almost ten years later, Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn and a screenwriter are envisioning a sequel, with Ben and Vince on … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “At Any Price”

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

“At Any Price” is an engrossing if somewhat over-the-top “trouble on the farm” melodrama. The troubles facing this corner of Iowa fall just short of Biblical as they pack in everything but a drought and plagues of locusts. Indie director … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “I Declare War”

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

There’s something utterly unnerving about seeing a child with an AK-47. He can beNigerian, Sudanese or Canadian, but the sense of innocence lost, of that “Lord of the Flies” cruel streak too many of us carry with us makes the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Filly Brown”

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

Music’s School of Hard Knocks produces another alumna in “Filly Brown,” a gritty and well-acted  Latin hip hop variation of a long reliable formula. Gina Rodriguez delivers a breakout performance in the title role, a tough, two-fisted rapper named Majo … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Mud”, one of the best pictures of the still-new year

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

The cinema’s leading purveyor of Southern Gothic, Jeff Nichols, hands Matthew McConaughey his latest tour de force turn in “Mud,” a down and dirty if entirely-too-long mythic melodrama in the “Tobacco Road” tradition. Nichols (“Shotgun Stories,” “Take Shelter”) has cooked … Continue reading →

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“Man of Tai Chi” — Keanu’s most inscrutable choice ever?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

Here’s the Chinese trailer for Keanu Reeves’ Chinese thriller “Man of Tai Chi.” It’s an odd choice, even for the quixotic Keanu. We should be seeing a subtitled version of it before summer is out. Keanu is a cannier fellow … Continue reading →

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Box Office: “Oblivion” clears $38, 42″ adds another $18, “Lords of Salem” bombs

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

“Oblivion” came in at just over $38 million, a quite decent take for a big budget sci-fi film and in the ballpark, at least, of the better Tom Cruise openings in recent years. “42” held on to enough audience to … Continue reading →

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