Daily Archives: November 15, 2019

Netflixable? “Klaus” gets Netflix into the holiday animation business with style

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Roger Moore

A common pitfall of animation start-ups is spending their money on famous names as voice actors instead of higher end animation and better gag writers. But Netflix upends that standing rule with its first animated feature, “Klaus.” Casting Jason Schwartzman … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: This “Charlie’s Angels” plays a different angle

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Roger Moore

The latest “Charlie’s Angels” reboot acknowledges its place in the Farrah Fawcett to Cameron Diaz to Kristen Stewart continuum. The “Townsend Agency” has had many Angels, many Bosleys. It opens with a documentary montage of girls competing at sports, tackling … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A woman takes up arms against the most powerful corporation ever in “The Warrior Queen of Jhansi”

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Roger Moore

“The Warrior Queen of Jhansi” is a respectable B-movie from India about a heroine of “The Mutiny,” the 1857-58 Indian Rebellion against the rule of the British East India Company and its British soldiers. Ambitious, if choppy, flatly-acted and less … Continue reading →

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