Daily Archives: December 6, 2017

Netflixable? Streaming service’s Oscar nominated “Mudbound” is earnest, but drab

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Roger Moore

It takes a while to settle into the the rhythms, the language and languid, lurid Old South melodramatics of “Mudbound,” a Sundance darling turned Netflix “event.” For the better part of an hour, it’s fair to scratch your head over … Continue reading →

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Awards Season Narrows the Oscar Field, With BFCA Widening it

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Roger Moore

We’re getting to that time of year when awards are piling up to make a sufficient guess at where the “critical” consensus is regarding the best pictures of 2017. Critics don’t pick the Oscars, or the Golden Globes, for that … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Artist paints his Kinky Close Encounters in “Love & Saucers”

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Roger Moore

David Huggins is a trained artist of the primitivist/impressionist school who has but one subject — himself…and his lifetime of encounters with aliens. He’s particularly concerned with the conjugal visits, meetings that he insists were sexual in nature, and illustrates … Continue reading →

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