Daily Archives: November 29, 2021

Movie Preview: Horror hits Ireland, where it’s most “Unwelcome”

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Roger Moore

A March 17 you-know-what-day tale of Irish goblins getting after the new folks in town, who happen to be Londoners played by Hannah John-Kamen and Douglas Booth.

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Movie Review: Newly laid-off, haunted by his impending “Repossession”

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Roger Moore

A 50 year-old man loses his job and finds his home, family and very life are subject to “Repossession” in this new thriller from Singapore. That plot summary has a lot more potential to it than the choppy, hard to … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Hit-man hijinx are what “The Fable” knows best

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Roger Moore

He’s stoic, a humorless loner. Unless he’s replaying his favorite TV commercials starring the infantile comic “Jackal.” Those move him to hysterics. He’s tougher than tough, with the scars to show for it. But he freaks out like a little … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “Wild About Harry” says that Stacey Dash still has a film career?

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Roger Moore

A Cape Cod rom com starring Tate Donovan, Danielle Savre, Josh Peck, Susan Anspach, James B. Sikking. Donovan pretends to be a Brit and Dash pretends she never worked for and supported a traitor. Dec. 17.

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Classic Film Review: Racist and inclusive, a comedy about radium poisoning — “Nothing Sacred” (1937)

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Roger Moore

I distinctly remember cringing a bit and scrunching down in my seat during the opening scenes of “Nothing Sacred” the first time I saw it, in a university film society. The William Wellman/Ben Hecht classic opens with some tomfoolery about … Continue reading →

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