Daily Archives: October 24, 2021

Movie Review: A Maltese fisherman faces a changing way of life in his “Luzzu”

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Roger Moore

“Luzzu” is a simple but gripping drama about a Maltese fisherman facing the end of his generations-long profession in a world of globe-trotting trawlers, international trade and climate change. Its star is a real-life Maltese fisherman, a man so intimately … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Ukraine’s “A Magical Journey” has nothing to do with mushrooms. Apparently.

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Roger Moore

Man, what was in that brownie I finished off lunch with? “The Magical Journey” plays as some kind of half-arsed, trippy flashback to the Bad Old Days of Eastern Bloc children’s cinema. It’s a kids fantasy with a trio of … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Emily and Chris “go brah” in John Patrick Shanley’s “Wild Mountain Thyme

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Roger Moore

Many a long, poetic scene decorates the John Patrick Shanley (“Moonstruck”) Irish romance “Wild Mountain Thyme,” just two characters talking, the way the Irish do, about “waiting” which the Irish also do. That might explain why this light charmer starring … Continue reading →

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