Daily Archives: December 5, 2014

Movie Review: “Mr. Turner”

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Roger Moore

Mike Leigh, cinematic celebrator of the British working classes, delivers his second sumptuous period biography in “Mr. Turner,” a lovely, lively and languorous biopic that’s almost as painterly as its subject. From the 19th Dutch women who chuckle past Turner … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Still Alice”

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Roger Moore

Alice Howland is a woman of science, a Columbia University academic whose expertise is linguistics, the common ways babies learn languages as infants. So if anybody instantly grasps the consequences of what her neurologist tells her, it’s Alice. She’s been … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Beside Still Waters”

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Roger Moore

Still waters may run deep, as the old saying goes. But “Beside Still Waters” there’s nothing deeper than “The Big Chill.” Yes, it’s another knockoff of “Chill” and “Return of the Secaucus Seven”, another gathering of young “old friends” at … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Green Street Holligans: Underground”

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Roger Moore

The evolving state of Britain’s soccer hooligans is explored, one bloody beating or brutal brawl at a time, in the imported Brit drama, “Green Street Hooligans: Underground.” It’s the third in a series of films about the two-fisted fans of … Continue reading →

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