Daily Archives: March 3, 2021

Movie Review: Adoption’s downside hits moms at “Rain Beau’s End”

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Roger Moore

The title character is never on camera in “Rain Beau’s End,” the most interesting choice in this seasons-in-a-gay-relationship melodrama. Imagine “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” the searing, seminal 2011 drama about a family overwhelmed by a son whose violent … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “Voyagers” with Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Colin Farrell

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Roger Moore

A multi generational journey across goes wrong in this April release.

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Netflixable? Amy Poehler celebrates girls with “Moxie”

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Roger Moore

In adapting the novel “Moxie” into a film, Amy Poehler takes a stab at a generation-defining teen comedy like “Mean Girls,” the one her BFF Tina Fey wrote. It’s an of-its moment movie, hip and flip and “Woke” with a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review — “Yalda: A Night for Forgiveness” satirizes Iranian justice

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Roger Moore

“Yalda: A Night of Forgiveness” is a riveting and thoroughly engrossing satire of Iranian culture and the work-arounds built into a theocracy, ways of ignoring calls for reform and the shedding of “tradition.” Tehran filmmaker Massoud Bakhshi’s Sundance-honored second feature … Continue reading →

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