Daily Archives: June 10, 2016

Movie Review: “The Conjuring 2”

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Roger Moore

Horror director James Wan’s latest trick is to morph his “The Conjuring” franchise into a supernatural love story. Both as a director and as a producer, Wan is mining the rich “true story” vein provided by Lorraine and Ed Warren, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Warcraft”

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Roger Moore

Another video game makes a branded transition to the big screen, and Hollywood blows it, yet again. That’s “Warcraft.” And seeing as how this tripe just wasted two hours and three minutes of my life, with the threat of sequels … Continue reading →

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Thumbs Up — “Hitchhiker’s Guide” lives on

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Roger Moore

Editor’s note: The news that BBC radio was re-visiting “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” for a fresh series (“And Another Thing…”) prompted me to pack my CDs of the earlier incarnations for a recent road trip. And I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Weekend Movies: Bad reviews for “Now You See Me,””Warcraft,” thumbs up for “Conjuring”

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Roger Moore

Summer sequel season is long since in full swing. This weekend’s crop is quite representative — one solid sequel that might please the faithful, one limp one to a movie nobody thought merited a sequel in the first place. Jesse … Continue reading →

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