Daily Archives: October 6, 2019

Netflixable? Is anybody home at “House of the Witch?”

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Roger Moore

Critics with an uncommon affection for alliteration find movies like “House of the Witch” an embarrassment of riches. It’s not that this haunted house tale is good, although it is perfectly watchable, in an empty-headed, empty-calories sort of way. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Netflixable? Is anybody home at “House of the Witch?”

BOX OFFICE: And the new record for biggest Oct. opening ever is…”Joker,” $93.5 million

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Roger Moore

So a comic book movie that has more to do with “Taxi Driver” and “The King of Comedy” than Caesar Romero/Jack Nicholson/Jared Leto or their ilk swamped the record held by Spider-Man’s negative mirror image, “Venom.” “Joker” earned $93.5 million, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on BOX OFFICE: And the new record for biggest Oct. opening ever is…”Joker,” $93.5 million

Documentary Review: In Syria, “The Cave” is a last refuge, a hospital underground

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Roger Moore

We can look away from Syria. We have that option. But for those trapped there, in the civil war that’s devolved into a murderous campaign of government reprisals, “There is no way out.” Filmmaker  Feras Fayyad (“Last Men in Aleppo”) … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Documentary Review: In Syria, “The Cave” is a last refuge, a hospital underground