Daily Archives: September 13, 2018

Preview, Dystopia was never as familiar as it seems in “Captive State”

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Roger Moore

John Goodman, Vera Farmiga, Madeline Brewer, D.B. Sweeney, Machine Gun Kelly and many others star in this sci-fi tale about an idyllic, worry free, poverty free future that is anything but idyllic. I have to say, the giveaway at the … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? The logistics of fighting Nazi Occupiers are worked out by “The Resistance Banker”

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Roger Moore

The Dutch Nazi Meinoud Rost van Tonningen smirks as he schools his German overseers about how things work in the Netherlands, even under German occupation. “In this country, only the sun rises for free.” If there is a Dutch Resistance, somebody is … Continue reading →

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Preview, Aussie Biopic reminds us what it meant to be “In Like Flynn”

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Roger Moore

This Errol Flynn film biography, a little swashbuckling and with just a hint of silly, seems more malnourished than anything else. Will it even play in the states? I get it. If you’re going to make a movie about the … Continue reading →

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Preview, Susan Sarandon seeks “outside help” to rescue her kidnapped son in “Viper Club”

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Roger Moore

Matt Bomer, Damien Young and Edie Falco co-star in this October thriller about the lengths — crowd funding bribes, publicity, legal and extra-legal — a mother goes to in order to retrieve her kidnapped war correspondent son. “Viper Club” is … Continue reading →

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Preview, “The Boat” wants to kill the guy who finds it

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Roger Moore

Ask anybody who’s owned a sailboat and they’ll tell you — There are days you’re dead-to-rights CERTAIN this sumbitch is trying to kill you. Here’s a thriller about a guy who stumbles across a 38 footer in the fog, “Adrift” … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Come on, is stalking the class “Heartthrob” worth it?

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Roger Moore

Obsessive teen love — is there any other kind? It can get out of hand in a heartbeat. Especially when the crush is on a “Hearthrob.” Especially when the guy with the crush on the hearthtrob is focused, M.I.T. bound, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Detroit’s the wasteland of Opportunity for “White Boy Rick”

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Roger Moore

Forget Elvis. Give no more thought to accusing Eminem. “White Boy Rick” might be the ultimate cultural appropriator. He adopted street argot — abandoning verbs almost entirely — embraced black slang and took on an African American-influenced wardrobe long before … Continue reading →

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