Daily Archives: December 25, 2021

Classic Film Review: Billy Wilder’s “Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)” reconsidered

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Roger Moore

There’ve been a few attempts, over the decades, to rewrite the history of Billy Wilder’s 1964 clunker “Kiss Me, Stupid.” It’s “underrated” thanks to a winning Dean Martin as “Dino” (Dean Martin) performance, worth re-assessing because of a risque late … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? A charming story of a French girl and her wolf — “Vicky and Her Mystery (Mystère)”

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Roger Moore

Let Hollywood plunge headlong into the CGI animals who hear the “Call of the Wild,” the easier to manage computer-generated bears and wolves, Persians and Chihuahuas they’re shoving into more and more films. In France, they still do things the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Epstein-inspired horror-titillation — “The Scary of Sixty-first”

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Roger Moore

“The Scary of Sixty-First” is a lurid, bloody and somewhat misguided exploration of the crimes and mysterious death of well-connected human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein in horror film form. But it’s hard to effectively comment on and condemn a notorious sex … Continue reading →

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