Daily Archives: March 30, 2020

Netflixable? Faith-based “Victor” remakes “The Cross and the Switchblade” — badly

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Roger Moore

You kids probably don’t remember “The Cross and the Switchblade,”a 1970 faith-based film that leaned heavily on “West Side Story” for its setting, Pat Boone and Erik Estrada as its preacher and gang-bangers, and every movie Billy Graham ever made … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A lotta blood, no luck at all in this “Clover”

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Roger Moore

I’m looking over, a bomb named “Clover,” that you all should sure ignore… Man, just when you think a bloody-minded mob comedy can’t get any worse, here’s one that lowers the bar, time and again. Jesus, Mary and Joseph Mantegna, … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: A baby with cancer? Let’s put “Waldo on Weed”

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Roger Moore

“Waldo on Weed” takes its title and its tone from its host and star. Brian Dwyer starts the film as a media-savvy Philadelphia pizza entrepreneur, a thin ginger-bearded goofball who knew how to get attention for Brain Pizza, his landmark … Continue reading →

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