Monthly Archives: February 2022

Netflixable? Canadian Sikhs laugh and cry and come apart just a little bit — “Donkeyhead”

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Roger Moore

“Donkeyhead” might be the best indie dramedy on Netflix right now. Intimate and funny, touching and set in a place and a subculture mainstream cinema never ventures — the Sikh community of Regina, Saskatchewan — it’s great example of “write … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Pixar serves up Bowie for old/new time’s sake in “Lightyear”

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Roger Moore

An animated action comedy coming to screens, large and small, this June. Chris Evans and somebody voicing a robotic cat are featured. And Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi, James Brolin…

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OSCARS: Out Out, Damned “Macbeth,” “Gucci” rolls snake-eyes, and other snubs

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Roger Moore

First Oscar thoughts, well HEY, they nominated Ciaran Hinds for “Belfast.” And Judi Dench! Pair up two scene stealers, let’s see if it pays off. And there’s Kirsten and Kristin and Jessica Chastain, LOADED Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Fabian” witnesses Germany “Going to the Dogs”

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Roger Moore

The potent warnings about about how societies descend into fascism are scattered throughout “Fabian: Going to the Dogs,” a German drama about the people, attitudes and conditions of 1931 Weimar Germany, based on a novel published as it was happening. … Continue reading →

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Black History Month — a Bonanza of Sidney Poitier movies on TV

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Roger Moore

Channel surfing this evening after laboring through a three hour picture on Weimar Germany, I stumble across one of this month’s many broadcast offerings of Sidney Poitier films, the best way to honor a screen icon whose noble life off … Continue reading →

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Next screening? Coming of Age just as Germany is unraveling, “Fabian: Going to the Dogs”

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Roger Moore

Another “timely” tale for our troubled era, based on a popular German novel about growing up, partying and carousing, during the “Cabaret” era Weimar Republic, as the Nazis were polishing their jackboots. This one opens Friday.

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Netflixable? A Spanish Civil War survivor hides out in “The Endless Trench (La trinchera infinita)”

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Roger Moore

The Spanish Civil War is the one modern conflict that never seems to run out of lessons to pass on to us. The intimate, epic-length Spanish drama “The Endless Trench” is one of the best illustrations yet of what being … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Gay, lovelorn and unemployed French actor laments losing “My Best Part”

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Roger Moore

This dark comedy — Oui, love makes people try to jump in rivers, sometimes — comes our way Feb. 25. Looks sweet.

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Movie Review: An almost-fun ill-fated voyage, “Death on the Nile”

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Roger Moore

So many things have gone wrong since “Death on the Nile” was announced, cast and put in the can. There was a pandemic that stopped the world in its tracks. Co-star Armie Hammer had his #MeToo moment, a meltdown that … Continue reading →

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Movie preview: Cruz and Banderas, a Spanish movie about movie making — “Official Competition”

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Roger Moore

Nothing like making a movie with Cannes built into it. This looks hilarious.

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