Daily Archives: May 23, 2018

Netflixable? Striking but daffy Brazilian B-Western “O Matador” aka “The Killer” repulses and perplexes

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Roger Moore

The brute simplicity of “O Matador/The Killer” makes it feel like an over-budgeted student film, at times. This Brazilian B-Western as has a striking, alien setting — the desert lands of Pernambuco — and the story and style of storytelling … Continue reading →

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Preview, another version of the fantastical Escape from Devil’s Island tale, “Papillon”

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Roger Moore

My favorite book as a teen was “Papillon,” written ex-con Henri Charriere detailing his years in the French penal colonies of South America — French Guiana and Devil’s Island off its coast. Nicknamed “Papillon,” French for “butterfly,” after a tattoo … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Plummer pins the “cute” meter as an aged dad with few “Boundaries”

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Roger Moore

Is there an actor in the history of film who’s enjoyed a better third act in his career than Christopher Plummer? Rhetorical question, of course there hasn’t. An Oscar, his choice among all the roles available to actors of his … Continue reading →

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