Monthly Archives: September 2015

Movie Review: “Mississippi Grind”

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Roger Moore

Gambling’s allure as drama isn’t hard to dissect. It’s a lifestyle few of us would have the nerve to attempt, a world of smoky, dimly-lit casinos, back-rooms and bars — crippling hours, crumbling priorities and all manner of bad habits … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Shyamalan looks for the winning formula in “The Visit”

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Roger Moore

M. Night Shyamalan hated being called a one-trick-pony, so he took on “Last Airbender,” “The Happening” and “After Earth.” And proved he has just that one trick. So he turns back to the formula that made him famous with “The … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “A Brilliant Young Mind”

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Roger Moore

“A Brilliant Young Mind” is a British “Little Man Tate,” a film about a young math genius in the making, the mother who has to seek the advice of others what to do with him and that one teacher who … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Welcome to Leith”

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Roger Moore

They might have gotten the idea from Libertarians. They’re the first people to suggest collectively moving to a sparsely populated place, democratically taking over the government and trying a political experiment to see how far their philosophy could go, unfettered … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: What could be funnier than “Being Canadian”?

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Roger Moore

So, how much do we South of the Border types really know about our frozen sisters and brothers in the Great White North? Well, they’re white. And polite. And seriously insecure about the Land of Opportunity that exists just below … Continue reading →

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Weekend Movies — “Transporter” spins out, “Walk in the Woods” ambles, “Jobs” is a winner

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Roger Moore

The producers hid “The Transporter Refueled” from critics. Clever Frenchies. They know, “No Statham, no ‘Transporter.’” They didn’t need critics to tell them. But we did. Over and over again. This new fellow, Skrein, whom I’ve seen in a few … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “War Room”

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Roger Moore

The Kendrick Brothers, those Southern Baptist preachers-turned-filmmakers, go Hollywood and take a step or two backward with “War Room,” their first film since abandoning the pulpit. Because “What I REALLY wanna do is direct.” I’d say they “sold out,” but … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Transporter Refueled”

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Roger Moore

First Principle. No Jason Statham? No “Transporter.” Sure, Clive Owen managed a fair impersonation of one in those BMW commercials (short movies) that came out shortly after Statham and Luc Besson’s Man-of-Few-Words getaway driver in France film opened. But could … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Chloe & Theo”

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Roger Moore

From the earnest and environmentally righteous story to the profanity re-dubbed into “friggin’,” “Chloe and Theo” feels like Dakota Johnson’s atonement for the meretricious slime that was “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Sure, this indie fish-out-of-water dramedy about an Inuit (Eskimo) … Continue reading →

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