Daily Archives: May 16, 2020

RIP Lynn Shelton, Godmother of “Mumblecore,” director of “Little Fires Everywhere”

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Roger Moore

Actress/actor turned director Lynn Shelton, whose “Humpday,” “Your Sister’s Sister” and “Laggies” helped define to chatty/semi-improvised subgenre called “mumblecore” by some, has died. A blood illness, undisclosed, took her at a far-too-young 54. That’s her with “Mumblecore” Godfather Mark Duplass, … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: Old home movies reveal a horror “in the background” in “Rewind”

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Roger Moore

We’ve probably lost our ability to be shocked by allegations of sexual abuse that turn out to be true. The American statistics are staggering — one our of four girls are molested before they turn 18, one out of six … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: What might be out there in “The Vast of Night?”

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Roger Moore

“The Vast of Night” is a mystery wrapped in an enigma and boxed up in an homage to “The Twilight Zone.” It’s a beautiful, gloomy and nostalgic film whose “The truth is OUT there” answers may be obvious, and whose … Continue reading →

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