Daily Archives: April 26, 2021

Movie Review: An addict and her mom — Kunis and Glenn Close — hope for “Four Good Days”

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Roger Moore

Let others dismiss stories of addiction and the awful ordeal of attempted recovery as a genre where over-familiarity has bred contempt. As long as America’s endless opioid epidemic goes on and as long as there are actors willing to “dress … Continue reading →

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Documentary Preview: “The Revolution will not be televised” until now — “Summer of Soul”

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Roger Moore

This July release from Searchlight and Hulu is the Questlove-produced edit of footage gathered at the “Soul Woodstock,” the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Sly and Nina Simone, Gil Scott-Heron and the Staples, B.B. King and Moms Mabley — an epic … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: WWII “Desert Rats” dream of beer, “Ice Cold in Alex”

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Roger Moore

French critics had to invent the auteur theory, a way of re-examining filmmaking artists who “pounded the same nail, over and over again” revealing themes, tropes and concepts that their cinema could reliably be counted on to deliver, for the … Continue reading →

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