Daily Archives: May 12, 2021

Denzel/Frances/”Macbeth” — this fall

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Roger Moore

Joel Coen’s directing the adaptation A24 will put in theaters and AppleTV will stream, a little Shakespeare coming our way performed by two of the very best American acting has to offer. “I will not be afraid of death and … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Refugees stuck in “Limbo” consider the oddities of Scotland

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Roger Moore

Omar is a Syrian refugee who maintains a poker face even as he gives us a glimpse of the full emotional range of the “displaced person experience.” He is sad, deflated, guilt-ridden and powerless. Surely “hopeful” figured in there at … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Spiral” puts us back on the “Saw” blade

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Roger Moore

As “Saw” movies go, “Spiral,” the latest film “from the Book of Saw,” isn’t one of the worst in the never-ending franchise. It’s not one of the best, either. This thriller sits on the gory edge of the blade, teetering … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Knives Out! And Guns! And Fists! “Undercover Punch and Gun”

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Roger Moore

What fresh nonsense is this? Well, “fresh” is maybe a tad generous. “Undercover Punch and Gun” is a jokey Hong Kong action pic with first-person shooter video game gunfights, martials arts mayhem, terrific stunts and some pretty damned funny one-liners. … Continue reading →

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Series Review: German cops hunt a serial killer, and a kidnap victim, in the “Dark Forest (Das Geheimnis des Totenwaldes)”

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Roger Moore

“Dark Forest” is a German police procedural that is less about tracking down a serial killer than about the ripple effects of random, senseless violence and the pain of not-knowing what’s happened to a loved one who simply vanishes. There’s … Continue reading →

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