Daily Archives: May 26, 2021

Movie Review: To build or not to build a WWII battleship hinges on “The Great War of Archimedes”

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Roger Moore

“The Great War of Archimedes” is World War II history with a twist — several twists. It’s about mathematics, an “Imitation Game” and “Fat Man and Little Boy” tale of a lone genius whose calculations, estimating the “real” cost of … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: Celebrating a pioneer who made lesbian magazines “Ahead of the Curve”

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Roger Moore

“Ahead of the Curve” tells us the story of Frances “Franco” Stevens and her founding of the glossy magazine “Curve,” which started life as “Denueve” in 1991. A slick, sexy, hip and politically assertive magazine of the “Cosmo/Vanity Fair/GQ” school, … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Brazilian hustlers try to land laughs as they “Get the Grift”

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Roger Moore

Today’s “Around the world with Netflix” adventure is a half-amusing, somewhat brash and certainly chatty, loud and in-your-face Brazilian con-man comedy. “Get the Grift” or “Os Salafrários” is sprinkled with lively moments that translate across cultures, characters and a plot … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Cruel, well-cast, perfectly-clad “Cruella” is comatose

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Roger Moore

The “Maleficent” inspired “Cruella” begins with a murder and settles, eventually, into a tale of revenge. Starring two Oscar winners, each dazzlingly on her game and laboring to make a fun night out of this back-engineered take on how Cruella … Continue reading →

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