Daily Archives: October 30, 2020

Movie Review: Pregnant and trapped with the not-quite in-laws, her “Kindred”

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Roger Moore

“Kindred” sets up as a mash up of “Get Out!” and “Rosemary’s Baby,” with its pregnant Black woman trapped on the Scottish estate of the father of her child. It’s not nearly as paranoid or supernatural as all that. The … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: Romania grapples with a tragedy that exposes “Collective” guilt and responsibility

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Roger Moore

One can’t watch the Romanian documentary “Collective (Colectiv)” without feeling as if the film is a snapshot of America’s future. A kleptocracy run amok, corruption spreading up and down the bureaucratic ladder, a tragedy that exposes a rotten system overwhelmed … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Sarah Cooper auditions for something better than “Everything’s Fine”

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Roger Moore

Comic-of-the-political-moment Sarah Cooper riffs through her Trump-lip-syncing repertoire and her Twitter friends list with her Netflix sketch show, “Everything’s Fine.” Playing herself as an embattled morning show hostess — the show is called “Everything’s Fine” — she shows the camera … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: A pandemic take –“Songbird”

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Roger Moore

Sofia Carson, Alexandra Dadarrio, Craig Robinson and Peter Stomare cope. A Michael Bay production? Looks…large.

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