Daily Archives: November 6, 2019

Movie Preview: Nic Cage and H. P. Lovecraft, “COLOR OUT OF SPACE”

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Roger Moore

Something came down here, via meteorite. The South African writer of “Hardware,” one of the great indie dystopian sci-fi thrillers of the ’90s, directed this adaptation. Joely Richardson, Q’rianka Kilcher and Tommy Chong co-star with Nicolas Cage. Looks trippy enough.

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Next screening? “Ford v Ferrari”

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Roger Moore

Bale and Damon, and Tracy Letts — Ford crashes the 24 Hours of LeMans with its brand-new Ferrari et al killer, the GT40. Yeah, kinda looking forward to this one.  

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Movie Review: Thomas Jane wears a badge behind the wheel of his “Crown Vic”

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Roger Moore

“Crown Vic” is a grounded and gritty cops-on-the-night-shift melodrama built around a tightly-coiled turn by Thomas Jane. He plays a 25 year LAPD veteran assigned to FTO (Field Training Officer) duty, mentoring a “transfer cherry” (Luke Kleintank) through his first … Continue reading →

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The digital casting future? James Dean returns via CGI for Vietnam War Action-Drama

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Roger Moore

Bound to happen. Cheaper than casting the real thing,beceb the ones who aren’t dead? https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/afm-james-dean-reborn-cgi-vietnam-war-action-drama-1252703

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Movie Review: “Feast of the Seven Fishes” is a delectible holiday delight

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Roger Moore

One way to get past that seasonal “holiday movie phobia” thing more than a few of us suffer from is to throw in some Italian-Americans, as writer-director Robert Tinnell does with “Feast of the Seven Fishes.” Make it a period … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Danny might live here after all, Mrs. Torrance, as “Doctor Sleep”

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Roger Moore

It takes forever to get going. “Doctor Sleep” has to give us all this backstory, remind us who Danny Torrance, the kid with “The Shining,” was. It has to recast the kid from that movie, and more famously, his “Here’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Midway” recreates an epic naval battle, with a lot of digital help

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Roger Moore

The most shocking thing about “Midway” is how much this Roland “Independence Day/Stargate” Emmerch epic about one of history’s greatest naval battles is how much it gets right. After seeing Emmerich’s botched history of the “Stonewall” gay rights riot and … Continue reading →

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