Daily Archives: August 26, 2018

Neil Simon: 1927-2018

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Roger Moore

Doc Simon’s gone. Of course stage comedy’s most prolific modern playwright made it into his 90s (91). George Burns (“The Sunshine Boys”) would have demanded no less. There was a stretch when you couldn’t review theater (60s-early 90s) in any … Continue reading →

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Preview, “Summer of ’03” is where teen “coming of age” rom-coms are these days

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Roger Moore

A little bit of research — sampling a summer’s worth of mostly made-for-Netflix teen comedies — reveals that “raunchy” has new goal posts, “frank sexuality” is something the ratings board is no longer holding the line on in movies for … Continue reading →

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Preview, one last pre-release peek at “I Think We’re Alone Now”

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Roger Moore

One thing the many versions of the big screen apocalypse leave out? How the arrival of that other survivor, the “I’m not alone after all” moment kind of spoils blessed solitude. Elle Fanning and Peter Dinklage figure that out in … Continue reading →

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