Monthly Archives: April 2015

Movie Review: “Dior & I”

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Roger Moore

What happens when a self-described “menswear specialist” and “minimalist” champion of the “skinny black suit” takes over one of the most fabled fashion houses of Paris? Read no further if you’re not a fashion maven, as “Dior and I” is … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Freetown”

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Roger Moore

The early days of Liberia’s long civil war provide the backdrop to “Freetown,” a modestly-budgeted odyssey about Mormon missionaries fleeing the country for neighboring Sierra Leone. It’s 1989, and rebels are hunting anyone from the Krahn tribe, carrying up summary … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Lambert & Stamp” were the Men Behind The Who, the geniuses who made them famous

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Roger Moore

There have been better, more thorough documentaries about the seminal rock band The Who. “The Kids are Alright” set the standard back in ’79, and “Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who” seemed to fill in the gaps of that … Continue reading →

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Box Office: A “Furious” start to…summer? “7” heads for a $145 million+ weekend

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Roger Moore

That famous crack that “Nobody ever went broke UNDER-estimating the tastes of the American public has been true in spades at the box office this year. “Fifty Shades”? Bad. Big hit. “Home.” Weak. Robust box office numbers. And now the … Continue reading →

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Noah Baumbach and Ad-Rock Horovitz reminisce “While We’re Young”

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Roger Moore

Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz remembers his first “whippersnapper moment.” The once-and-future Beastie boy, 48, was at an outdoor concert in Brooklyn a while back. “There were these kids hanging out next to us,” Horovitz recalls. “One guy next to us was … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Faith-based “Beyond the Mask” takes a stab at swashbuckling

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Roger Moore

The novelty alone makes “Beyond the Mask,” a rare faith-based film pitched as a swashbuckling action picture set during the American Revolution, worth a look. It’s got piracy, revolution and ordinary men battling against the original “Too Big too Fail” … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Woman in Gold”

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Roger Moore

“Woman  in Gold” is a very good story meekly told. It’s a dramatization of one woman’s to recover the art looted from one Jewish family by the Nazis, rendered here in mostly flat tones and trite dialogue. A good rule … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Furious 7”

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Roger Moore

Paul Walker’s untimely death “Furious 7” pops to mind every time characters walk away from some physics-defying, digitally-enhanced car crash in the film. “No more funerals,” characters pledge to one-another at several moments in early scenes. And in the movies, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Cut Bank”

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Roger Moore

That first sight of a grain elevator in a crime film signals to us that no matter how dark and bloody things turn, the violence is going to have a funny edge. It’s “The Fargo Effect,” and even if “Cut … Continue reading →

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