Daily Archives: July 28, 2018

“Papillon” then, “Papillon” now

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Roger Moore

Watching the old “Papillon” as a way of prepping for the new “Papillon” — Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman in a Franklin “Patton” Schaffner film then, an epic that has improved with age. Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malik in a … Continue reading →

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Preview, “How to Talk to Girls” tells teens how to pretend #MeToo Never Happened

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Roger Moore

Yay, another teen comedy about nerdy boys who try to find an angle to “get girls” in high school. Because the Weinstein/Trump/Moonves/Franco model, get rich or be born rich and make yourself famous so that you have “power” over them … Continue reading →

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Preview, “Bad Reputation” celebrates the struggle, the hair, the legend that is Joan Jett

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Roger Moore

Yeah, she’s like the fifth most famous cover artist in the Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame. But she formed The Runaways, and when the Cherry Bomb went off and the smoke cleared, built a solid solo career on…covers. Yeah, Joe … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “BLACKkKLANSMAN” is vintage Spike Lee — a stinging sermon with a touch of hilarious

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Roger Moore

“BlackKklansman” is the funniest Spike Lee movie in decades, a film of such wit, tension, passion and relevance that it is his most important work since “Malcolm X.” This mostly-true story of a grim but ironic undercover sting of the … Continue reading →

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