Daily Archives: December 10, 2021

Netflixable? A lovelorn/laughlorn Italian sequel, “Still Out of My League (Ancora più bello)”

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Roger Moore

Hey now, that’s not cricket. But it’s pretty much par for the course. You make a moon-eyed youth romance, it’s popular enough to inspire a sequel. Even in Italy that means you end with a (spoiler alert) “to be continued.” … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Slovenia’s Oscar submitted drama, an old man remembers “Sanremo”

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Roger Moore

We meet him hitchhiking down a cobble-stoned street, then asking a young woman if he can borrow her bike. He just needs to go home and feed his dog. “It’s just down here a little bit, on the left,” he … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? The World’s Ending and We’re Still Distracted — “Don’t Look Up”

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Roger Moore

Adam McKay made his mark behind the camera for Will Ferrell’s greatest comic hits — “Anchorman,” “Step Brothers” etc. But with “The Big Short,” an all-star romp that explained and sent up the shortsighted Wall Street types who wrecked the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Where the wild crackpots are — “Wolf”

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Roger Moore

We can all pretty much agree that if the time comes to mount a “serious” new werewolf movie — or reboot the twinkly “Twilight” franchise — that George MacKay’s your guy. The “1917” star got into spectacular shape, took his … Continue reading →

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