Daily Archives: October 30, 2018

Netflixable? The Coens Go West — again — “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Roger Moore

Long before the Coen Brothers saddled up with “True Grit,” they showed a penchant for florid, archaic English, the speech of the characters of Western writer Charles Portis. Think of “Raising Arizona” — “Edwina’s insides were a rocky place where … Continue reading →

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Preview, Pooch needs to find “A Dog’s Way Home”

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Roger Moore

It’s a January release, so expectations are low. The money in this trailer seems to have gone for music clearances and a digital mountain lion. Bryce Dallas Howard voices Bella, the lost dog, with Ashley Judd, Wes Studi and Edward … Continue reading →

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Preview, Nicolas Cage helps bring the wrong woman “Back” in “Between Worlds”

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Roger Moore

To Nic Cage fans — and we know who we are even if we’re proud of it — every movie is worth a “Nic Cage is BACK” headline. You know, like 50 years of Rolling Stone/Dylan covers. Like a lot … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Melissa Makes Oscar noise in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Roger Moore

Melissa McCarthy unleashes her inner misanthrope in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” and we may never look at her the same way again. Sure, the sad, lonely and foul-mouthed persona she’s cultivated in a few too many films is a … Continue reading →

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