Daily Archives: March 14, 2022

Movie Review: Melissa Leo is a Great Stage Tragedian seeking a “Measure of Revenge”

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Roger Moore

What a tepid treatment of an intriguing piece of murderous plotting “Measure of Revenge” turns out to be. It’s a star vehicle for Oscar winner Melissa Leo in which she plays a grande dame of the theater, a woman famous … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Soulful Folk Parable from Kashmir — “The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs”

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Roger Moore

Writer-director Pushpendra Singh’s “The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs” has a lyrical, folk parable simplicity that instantly summons up memories of India’s greatest filmmaker, Satyajit Ray. Singh’s poetic film tells us the story of a Kashmiri woman’s marriage into “another … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Jim Carrey serves up the Easter Ham early — “Sonic 2”

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Roger Moore

April 8, it’s Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Knuckles the Hedgehog, and Jim Carrey vs. a very big mustache.

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Netflixable? An inane Polish rom-com of Models, Product Placement and Disguises that Should Fool no one — “Squared Love”

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Roger Moore

“Squared Love” is a vapid little “Around the World with Netflix” bauble from Poland, a romance about a teacher whose side hustle is modeling. By day, Monika is a doting Polish elementary school teacher, an innovator beloved by her kids … Continue reading →

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