Daily Archives: January 16, 2022

Netflixable? Would it land a laugh in Mexico? “This is Not a Comedy (El comediante)”

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Roger Moore

Kudos to whatever outsourced functionary working for Netflix who changed the title of the Mexican film “El comediante” to “This is Not a Comedy” for Norte Americano consumption. That’s truth in advertising. And I’m just guessing here, but I’ll bet … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Old Strangers” reunite for a Creature Feature

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Roger Moore

“Old Strangers,” a thriller awkwardly resembling a “creature feature,” and even more awkwardly labeled a “thriller,” falls somewhere on the student film/relatives-wrote-me-checks-so’s-I-could-make-a-movie spectrum of ineptitude. The fact that it’s listed as the third film, stretching back over 15 years, of … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: The Michael Caine that Got Away — “A Shock to the System (1990)”

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Roger Moore

It came and it went, without most anyone noticing. “A Shock to the System,” a deliciously dark comedy in a minor, murderous key, is one of the many minor gems on Michael Caine’s cinema resume. But what those of us … Continue reading →

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