Daily Archives: April 2, 2021

Movie Review: Funeral schmuneral! “Shiva Baby” has a hilariously bad day

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Roger Moore

Rare is the comedy that seems to make time stand still. But for 77 cringeworthy and hilarious minutes, that’s what writer-director Emma Seligman pulls off with “Shiva Baby.” It’s about a college coed’s afternoon of living Hell — the post-funeral … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Idris Elba, tall in the saddle as a “Concrete Cowboy”

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Roger Moore

Coarse and corny, preachy and profane, “Concrete Cowboy” makes for an unusual twist on the “troubled teen needs tough love” tale. It’s predictable but warm and comforting, R-rated and rough around the edges. “Cowboy” covers very familiar ground — punk … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: French learn that love is stained with “The Salt of Tears (Le Sel des larmes)”

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Roger Moore

There’s no ennui like French ennui, a message given another big screen treatment in “The Salt of Tears,” a tale of a young cabinet-maker apprentice who cannot find love to fill the void in his empty soul. The latest from … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “Above Suspicion” starring Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston and Johnny Knoxville?

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Roger Moore

Knoxville adds a little Southern cred to this law and criminals thriller, opening May 14. Huston brings on Clarke as an FBI informant in a case that led to a historic first. Philip Noyce directed, but it opened in some … Continue reading →

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