Daily Archives: February 19, 2014

Movie Preview: “Guardians of the Galaxy,” are we excited yet?

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Roger Moore

Maybe. The tone’s right — this trailer’s a bit of a “Get the band together” stiff. But John C. Reilly, Djimon Honsou, a sort of “Firefly” take on galactic “heroes.” It could work. Summer.

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Movie Review: Miyazaki tackles a pre-war war story in “The Wind Rises”

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Roger Moore

　”The Wind Rises” was a dream project for the great Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, and this gorgeous film makes a fine capstone for his career. But even though it has fanciful dream sequences and some of the most lovely hand-drawn … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “In Secret”

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Roger Moore

Think of “Therese Raquin,” the Emile Zola novel that is the inspiration for “In Secret”, as the original film noir. It has an illicit love affair, a murder and the guilt and fear of discovery that comes with it. Filmmaker … Continue reading →

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Today’s screening: “Son of God”

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Roger Moore

You won’t recognize a lot of faces in this story of the rise of Jesus, a faith-based film that apparently has a LOT of flashbacks — based on the credits. Not just back to his birth, but with Moses and … Continue reading →

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