Daily Archives: December 27, 2021

Netflixable? Blood, guts, smokes and the muddy morass of pre-Civil War Spain — “Gun City”

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Roger Moore

I’m guessing you have to know a lot more about the pre-history of the Spanish Civil War than I did going into “Gun City,” a sprawling multi-character muddle film noir take on those years titled “La sombra de la Ley” … Continue reading →

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RIP Quebecoise filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée, director of “Dallas Buyers Club,””Wild,” “Big Little Lies” and “Sharp Objects” was 58

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Roger Moore

A filmmaker of rare sensibilities, a genuine “actor’s director” who helped Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto win Oscars, and after “Wild,” became Reese Witherspoon’s go-to filmmaker for her acclaimed cable series “Big Little Lies,” then “borrowed” by Amy Adams for … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? “Lulli” is a Brazilian who shows us “What a Med Student Wants”

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Roger Moore

Today’s Around the World with Netflix offering is a first year residents med school comedy from Brazil. “Lulli” borrows its premise from the “What Women Want/What Men Want” mind-reading comedies. But in situations and dialogue, in Portuguese or in English, … Continue reading →

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