Daily Archives: June 20, 2021

BOX OFFICE: “Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” misses the BO mark

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Roger Moore

Putting out a Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson and Antonio Banderas action sequel on Father’s Day didn’t pay off, as “Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” did middling business as a mid week opening. An $11.67 million weekend, over $15 or … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Glenda Jackson, Oliver Reed and early Michael Apted — “The Triple Echo” (1972)

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Roger Moore

Context is everything in taking in the oddest film in British director Michael Apted’s career, this early drama from the TV director (transitioning to film) who went on to director “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” a Bond film, movies in most every … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Horror fan stuck among serial killers, all in “Vicious Fun”

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Roger Moore

It’s hard to think of a movie, short or feature-length, a TV show or a play that, setting out to ridicule the critic profession, hasn’t landed a few sucker punches and body blows. Jon Lovitz, paunchy and animated for TV, … Continue reading →

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