Monthly Archives: October 2015

Movie Review: “He Named Me Malala”

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Roger Moore

Of all the crimes against civilization committed by those Islamic barbarians, the Taliban, none is more telling than their attempted assassination of a teenage girl. And the reason they wanted and still want her dead? Because she dares to stand … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Experimenter”

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Roger Moore

Stanley Milgram explored why so many underlings and ordinary citizens of the Nazi regime might have willingly, or reluctantly, “just followed orders” in carrying out the Holocaust. His “Obedience Experiment” became one of the most influential psychological trials in history. … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Tokyo Tribe”

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Roger Moore

On Tokyo’s “Streets of Fire,” competing gangs brawl, sword-fight and shoot it out as they narrate their own stories and proclaim their own fame, through rap. “Tokyo Tribe” is a hip hop “West Side Story,” set in a “Blade Runner” … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review — “Keith Richards: Under the Influence”

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Roger Moore

Closing in on his 72nd birthday, with decades of Rolling Stones documentaries and interviews behind him, Keith Richards can be excused for repeating himself. Just like your dad, or granddad, he’ll trot out the old stories with a little prodding. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: “Martian” devours “Sicario,” “The Walk”

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Roger Moore

Ridley Scott could hang up his directing spurs on “The Martian.” His fun, science-centric sci-fi thriller blew up Thursday night and Friday and seems headed towards $53 million plus by Sunday midnight. That’s a huge opening for a non-franchise picture, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Freeheld”

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Roger Moore

Critics often talk of “courageous” performances, historically those actors who play commit to giving their all to difficult characters — emotionally, by playing someone far beyond their experience, or physically — gaining weight, going bald, uglying up. Oscar winner Julianne … Continue reading →

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Weekend Movies: “Sicario,””The Walk” and “The Martian” are winners

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Roger Moore

This may be the best opening weekend for movies in 2015…thus far. Winners are everywhere, must-see pictures litter the cineplex. Heavens. “The Martian” is Ridley Scott’s best-reviewed film in this millennium, his best sci-fi film since “Blade Runner.” And it’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Sicario”

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Roger Moore

“Sicario” is a conventionally unconventional drug wars thriller, a well-cast, breathlessly executed peek into the heart of a Trumpian nightmare of Mexican cartels which kill at will on either side of an embattled border. This Denis Villeneuve (“Incendies,””Enemy”) film has … Continue reading →

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