Daily Archives: May 1, 2022

Netflixable? Marriage across religious/ethnic lines is still a big, funny deal in Malaysia — “Kongsi Raya”

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Roger Moore

This is why we travel “Around the World with Netflix.” We peek into other cultures, weigh their differing values, mores and customs. Sometimes, we puzzle over how different we can be, from culture to culture, continent to continent. And sometimes, … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: It still pays to be “The Bad Guys,” “Sonic” continues to soar, “Memory” is wiped

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Roger Moore

The only wide release of note this weekend was the Liam Neeson Alzheimer’s action pic “Memory,” and despite delivering much of what was promised, it only earned $3.1 million on its opening weekend. The family audience continues to dominate movie … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Broadbent, Mirren and Goode bring glory to “The Duke”

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Roger Moore

Roger Michell, the South African-born British director of theater, film and TV, passed away without notice (“undisclosed”) last fall, before his final two filmed works — one of them a new documentary about Britain’s longest reigning queen — were released. … Continue reading →

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