Daily Archives: April 11, 2022

Movie Review: Karen Gillan has a clone problem — “Dual”

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

Writer-director Riley Stearns picked up on something that he was able to cash in on in casting Karen Gillan in “Dual,” his dark sci-fi thriller about a future when cloned “replacements” take over for the dying. Although he had to … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “The Internet’s scariest horror game?” “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair”

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

Newcomer Anna Cobb stars in his Jane Schoenbrun tale, a vlogged experience, a shared terror opening April 22.

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Movie Review: An Iranian Family and their Dog “Hit the Road” in this Darkly Comic Odyssey

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

Any road trip with a small child might turn out to be a trial. But if the kid is as manic as the little Iranian boy in “Hit the Road,” there’s no doubt about it. He is wound-up, loud, blurting … Continue reading →

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Next screening? “The Northman,” a he-man among Vikings

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

This is one of those spring titles I’ve been looking forward to. Bloody Vikings. Alexander Skarsgard and Nicole Kidman reunite for this, with Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke and Claes Bang along for good measure. “The Northman,” from the director of … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Rebel Wilson is a cheerleader headed back to school — to finish “Senior Year”

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

The new look Rebel Wilson stars in this “in a coma for 20 years” comedy about a cheerleader (“Cheer CAPTAIN.”) who has an accident, wakes up, and wants to go back and finish school…at 37. Looks raunchy and rude and … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” unites Samuel L and Michael Cera…in animated form

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

Lot of fun voices on this martial arts/critters comedy, which opens July 15.

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Netflixable? “Yaksha: Ruthless Operations” gives Spy Games Koreans vs. the Rest of Asia Twist

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

A potboiler of a spy game thriller, “Yaksha: Ruthless Operations” is far more revealing about the state of rivalries in Asia than virtually anything to come out of the Far East of late. It’s a tale of South Korean spies … Continue reading →

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