Daily Archives: January 27, 2022

Documentary Review: Considering a primal trend in horror — “Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror”

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Roger Moore

“Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched” is a documentary about the history of “folk horror,” a film of almost breathtaking thoroughness in exploring what that term means, the shared pagan stories that span the globe and inspired it, and the movies … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Kurosawa’s early cop thriller, “Stray Dog (1949)”

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Roger Moore

Stumbling across any Akira Kurosawa film you’ve missed is an unexpected delight, and the film noir “Stray Dog” has the added pleasure of being an early showcase of the director, his muse — Toshiro Mifune — and his other rep … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Netflix gives Madea a comeback — “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming”

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Roger Moore

These movies ran their course, and then some, and then some more, in theaters. But Tyler Perry’s funniest creation still gets another shot, this time on a streaming service. Cash that Netflix check, T.P. “A Madea Homecoming” streams Feb. 25.

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Movie Preview: A Ghostly time travel tale — “The Long Walk”

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Roger Moore

A helpful ghost can take a man back to the moment his mother died, fifty years before. Feb. 18, from Yellow Veil.

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