Daily Archives: April 25, 2022

Movie Review: The Cruelest Coquette — “Anais in Love”

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Roger Moore

A generation ago, “Amelie,” the cheerful fantasy about a Paris coquette’s charmed life, became quite the five-time Oscar nominated punching bag, hated for its adorable and adorably-optimistic heroine. Coquettes got a bad name in the cinema after that. Gamines took … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? A dark “State of the Polish Union” comedy, “The Land (Kraj)”

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Roger Moore

Four Polish filmmakers teamed up for the vengeful and funny “State of Polska” anthology film, “The Land,” a dark episodic comedy about people lashing out, using or abusing the law and punishing each other personally for their unhappiness. This Around … Continue reading →

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Movie preview: Brace yourself for the twisted delights of “Flux Gourmet”

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Roger Moore

The new art film oddity from Peter Strickland (“The Duke of Burgundy”) enfolds art, performance art, haute cuisine and horror and comes out June 24.

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Movie Review: Akerman and Izzo are on the run, trying to escape “The Aviary”

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Roger Moore

A grabber premise gets solid if not terribly affecting workout in “The Aviary,” a psychological thriller about two women escaping from a cult across the deserts of New Mexico. On foot, they’re putting distance between themselves and “The Aviary,” a … Continue reading →

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John Oliver does the Unthinkable — He goes after “Air Bud”

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Roger Moore

The Limey prat piles on Disney. Way to buck up Dictator DeSantis, pal.

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