Daily Archives: May 22, 2021

Netflixable? Your wishes are as close as your…nightmares? “Super Me”

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Roger Moore

Some seriously “special” effects and a curious time and mind-bending story are the selling points of “Super Me,” a high-gloss Chinese wish fulfillment fantasy. It’s about a guy who learns to manipulate his nightmares into dreams that grant him his … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A doormat of an agoraphobia dramedy — “Welcome Matt”

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Roger Moore

A tepid attempt to graft agoraphobia onto the weary “indie filmmaker trying to get a second film made” comedy, “Welcome Matt” neither delivers laughs nor insights to an illness a lot of people think about as a pandemic winds down. … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Zack goes back to Zombieland — “Army of the Dead”

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Roger Moore

A brisk, bracing opening straight out of “The Stand,” only set to Elvis and Elvis covers, sets the tone. “Army of the Dead” is going to be jaunty, and because there’s little new that can be done with zombies, that’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Michelangelo observes, carves and agonizes in “Sin (Il peccato)”

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Roger Moore

The great Russian filmmaker Andrei Konchalovskiy’s remarkable third act “comeback” in the West began with an allegorical Life of Michelangelo, a Russian-Italian co-production titled “Il peccato” or “Sin.” The director of the ’80s masterpiece “Runaway Train” had decades in the … Continue reading →

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