Daily Archives: October 14, 2017

Box Office: Blumhouse Breaks the House with “Happy Death Day,” “Foreigner” loses Green Card

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Roger Moore

A big Thursday night and a huge Friday have pushed box office predictions for the “Groundhog Day With a Slasher” Blumhouse offering, “Happy Death Day.” No name stars, a borrowed plot (“Before I Fall,” anyone?), not quite funny, not terribly … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Birthdays are all deja vu in “Happy Death Day”

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Roger Moore

  So “Happy Death Day” is a “Groundhog Day” knockoff with a dead teenager horror twist. Somebody gets to live and relive a day over and over again until he or she “gets it right.” And yeah, so what if … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? “The Meyorwitz Stories” is a cut above the usual Adam Sandler Netflix movie

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Roger Moore

“The Meyorwitz Stories (New and Selected)” gives us an Adam Sandler removed from his natural habitat — lowbrow comedy — and divorced from the vast dead weight that is his onscreen entourage. There’s no David Spade, no Colin Quinn, no … Continue reading →

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