Daily Archives: May 3, 2019

Preview: Check out the “Pod People” shriek effect in this trailer to “Assimilate”

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Roger Moore

Not a big name in the cast, but that effect is pretty chilling. “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” grafted onto every alien bugs biting people picture. Later this summer, we should see “Assimilate.”  

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Preview: Travolta, Famke, Morgan Freeman, and Brendan Fraser — “The Poison Rose”

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Roger Moore

Travolta’s an ex-baller/private eye in this neo noir, coming to theaters and VOD May 24. Good to see Famke Janssen and Brendan Fraser getting into films again.  

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Movie Review: Emile Hirsch keeps it all on the surface in “Peel”

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Roger Moore

The strain of achieving “twee” shows in far too many scenes and moments in the arrested development/coming of aged dramedy “Peel.” It may offer Emile Hirsch a chance to recreate his tweens even though he’s in his mid-30s. But there … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Will “The Dirty Kind” end up being the worst movie of 2019?

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Roger Moore

When we talk of “pace” in a movie review, it doesn’t just mean the speed at which the story unfolds. It refers to energy in the performances, narrative drive, “urgency” in the way what we’re watching grabs us and pulls … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: Will “Endgame” break the “Best Second Weekend Ever” record? Does “Long Shot” have a shot? Is there love for “UglyDolls?”

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Roger Moore

Way back in ancient times, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” set the opening weekend and second weekend box office records which generations — Ok, not generations — have held to be dear and unbreakable. With “Avengers: Endgame” wiping out the … Continue reading →

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