Daily Archives: October 23, 2020

Movie Preview: Aaron Eckhart is out for revenge, can Tommy Lee J or Heather Graham talk him out of it in “Wander”

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Roger Moore

Kathryn Winnick also stars in this thriller, which has hints of “cult” if not “OCcult” in it. “Wander” streams on Dec. 4.

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Movie Review: Canadian College kids discover the horrors of “Halloween Party”

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Roger Moore

Here’s a no-budget Canadian thriller that comes oh-so-close to being the “Little Horror Engine that Could.” “Halloween Party” almost gets by on just-enough character development, a workable plot — if they’d stick with it — and Classic Canadian Comic Banter. … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: A teen romance, a small town murder — “The Giant”

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Roger Moore

This thriller produced an arresting trailer with an air of melancholy menace and a vivid sense of place. “The Giant” streams VOD on Nov. 13.

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Netflixable? Animated “Over the Moon” marries Chinese animation and sensibilities to Hollywood storytelling

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Roger Moore

East meets West in the lightly charming children’s lunar fantasy “Over the Moon,” a Chinese-made Netflix movie that puts a modern Hollywood spin on a Chinese folk legend. The animation, from “Kung Fu Panda” veterans Pearl Studios of Shanghai, is … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Surviving the Norwegian Apocalypse — “Cadaver (Kadaver)”

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Roger Moore

Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” has been on a lot of people’s minds of late. Lucky, affluent people gathered for a masked ball, sickening and dying? Yes, it sounds like all manner of conservative “Super Spreader” … Continue reading →

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