Daily Archives: May 27, 2015

Movie Review: “San Andreas” shows why The Rock is aptly named

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Roger Moore

Disaster movies, which pre-date the zeitgeist’s fascination with a world falling apart around us, are always great measures of the state of the Hollywood art of special effects. In “San Andreas,” you will believe the ground is rippling under Los … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Gemma Bovery”

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Roger Moore

Posy Simmonds couldn’t have had actress Gemma Arterton in mind when she wrote “Gemma Bovery,” her darkly comic 1999 spoof of Gustav Flaubert’s classic tragic 19th century novel “Madame Bovary,” about a bored provincial housewife whose affair has tragic consequences. … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Survivor” is a B-movie thriller that kind of works

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Roger Moore

For more than a decade, nothing has screamed “B-movie” louder than seeing Milla Jovovich’s name in a movie’s credits. But even in the worst of those “Resident Evil” action pictures, the model-thin Jovovich delivered fair value, packing a lot of … Continue reading →

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