Daily Archives: June 14, 2019

Documentary Review: Descendants of Holocaust survivors go “Back to the Fatherland”

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Roger Moore

How do you make a Holocaust documentary that fails to move and struggles to connect on any level? As “Back to the Fatherland” ably illustrates, you start by stripping away most of the context. You make no effort to include … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: All is lost, as “Men in Black” and “Shaft” are set to underwhelm, “Late Night” goes wide

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Roger Moore

Strip away the run away hits of the summer — those pre-summer phenomena “Avengers: Endgame” and “Aladdin” — and it’s been a near disaster at the box office for any and all concerned. Another weekend, another rebooted franchise swings and … Continue reading →

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Preview, It’s back to The Overlook Hotel for “Doctor Sleep” — shades of “The Shining”

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Roger Moore

This couldn’t be “The Shining” sequel nobody really asked for, or could it? Horror editor turned director Mike Flanagan adapted Stephen King’s “Shining” and Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, the old Overlook — haunted as hell, still — and a November … Continue reading →

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