Daily Archives: January 11, 2022

Movie Review: Undecided and on a deadline, “I’m Not In Love”

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

“I’m Not in Love” is a forlorn, lovelorn and woebegone romantic comedy has little interest in going for laughs, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Here, there’s just not enough heart or story to make up the shortfall that the … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: One last pitch for “Jackass Forever”

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

Get all teary-eyed, if you must. And not out of sympathy for the gratuitous crotch shots, either. Feb. 4.

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Netflixable? A down-and-dirty French farce with “Mommy Issues” — “Dear Mother”

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

Dark, twisted and a tad bizarre, the film adaptation of the French farce “Dear Mother” goes places no Hollywood production would dare. Any movie whose entire later acts concern the efforts of her self-absorbed son, his wife and his veterinarian … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Long before “Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung went to Rwanda for “Munyurangabo” (2007)

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

You can see some of the themes and interests of future Oscar-nominated writer-director (“Minari”) Lee Isaac Chung in his debut feature, a quiet immersion in the open wound that is post-genocide Rwanda. A film festival darling of 2007, “Munyurangabo” takes … Continue reading →

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