Daily Archives: May 25, 2022

Movie Preview: Gosling and Chris Evans follow The Russo Brothers to Netflix for “The Gray Man”

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Roger Moore

I couldn’t resist. I mean, isn’t it adorable that those digitally sense-dulling action beaters The Russo Brothers, of several utterly forgettable Marvel blockbusters, are being promoted as a brand now? Hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha. Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening are “Jerry & Marge Go Large” in this LOTTO comedy

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Roger Moore

Michael McKean, Rainn Wilson and Larry Wilmore are among the co-stars this June 17 release has to offer. It’s a true story about a mathematical flaw in a particular corner of the lottery, and a math whiz who exploits it. … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Widowed Idris and his kids face “Beast”

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Roger Moore

Sharlto Copley co-stars in this safari-gone-wrong thriller, featuring doting dad Idris Elba struggling to save his kids from a monstrous and ever-so-digital lion. August 19.

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Movie Preview: Vietnamese sci-fi for kids “Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy”

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Roger Moore

Well Go USA is putting this Sundance pic in theaters — some theaters anyway — June 3. Looks cute.

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Netflixable? The climactic anti-climax that is “Jackass 4.5”

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Roger Moore

For everyone who chose not to chance COVID and show up in theaters to make “Jackass Forever” a box-office-boosting hit back in February, I get it. One could get downright sentimental over the idea that these lovable louts literally saved … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Airmen taste forbidden love in the Soviet Bloc — “Firebird”

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Roger Moore

The Cold War Soviet military provides a high-stakes backdrop for “Firebird,” the true story of a gay romance in a place where homosexuality wasn’t merely shunned and shamed, it was forbidden and persecuted. It’s a policy that returned under the … Continue reading →

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