Daily Archives: June 18, 2020

Documentary Preview: “Ask No Questions” finds the ultimate case of “fake news”

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Roger Moore

A staged Chinese stunt? A cover-up? This one has me intrigued.

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Movie Preview: A hard-drinking, short-tempered chef tries to keep it “Nose to Tail”

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Roger Moore

This July release gave birth to a trailer that is kind of diffuse and all over the place. Stress? We know. A lot of chefs drink and have bad tempers? We know. Love life issues? Check. Might be good, can’t … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “Homewrecker,” a red band trailer about friendship turned obsession

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Roger Moore

It stars Precious Chong, so of course it’s a dark comedy. That runs in the family.  

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Documentary Review: A South Sudanese refugee lives to compete as a “Runner”

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Roger Moore

“Runner” is the life story of Olympic marathoner Guor Maker (Marial), a South Sudanese refugee who raced in two Olympics, once without a country. In Maker’s tale, first-time documentary director Bill Gallagher finds a story of privation and perseverance, personal … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Nigerian “Last Flight to Abuja” covers the disaster pic checklist

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Roger Moore

Airline disaster movies often follow the same narrow formula, no matter what their country of origin. We meet the cross-section-of-society passengers, pick up on their soap operatic/melodramatic lives, meet the flight crew and get a hint or two or three … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: D.C. drag queens do good in “Queen of the Capital”

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Roger Moore

“Queen of the Capital” is a softer, cuddlier version of the landmark drag queen documentary, “Paris is Burning.” It’s a new film about the drag queen scene in Washington, D.C. Where the 1990 film revealed New York’s drag queens as … Continue reading →

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