Daily Archives: June 8, 2022

Movie Review: Jemaine C. stars in a Kiwi Comedy in (Intentional) Gibberish — “Nude Tuesday”

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Roger Moore

“Nude Tuesday” is a a deadpan, daft and seriously off-center comedy from The Other Land Under, New Zealand. No, it’s not their first. The presence of Jemaine Clement in the cast reminds us of that. But this screwball/screws-loose “Couples Retreat” … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Original Jurassics show up their replacements in “Jurassic World Dominion”

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Roger Moore

Here’s how that film franchise practice of “fan service” can bite you right in the arse. You bring back the stars of the original trilogy, have them share the screen with your “reboot” cast, and everybody watching is slapped in … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Haunted Poet’s Great War Remembrance — “Benediction”

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Roger Moore

A star poet is handed the latest work by his younger protege. It is titled “Disabled.” The protege is Wilfred Owen, one of the great voices of the trenches of the Great War. The mentor is Siegfried Sassoon, the other … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Kids and Parents face Boston Busing Violence the summer of “The Walk”

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Roger Moore

A good cast and the best of intentions cannot save the 1970s Boston school busing melodrama “The Walk” from its excesses. Funereal pacing, characters that are simplistic “types” and dialogue that recycles cliches and bromides pretty much overwhelm it. But … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Who is “Predator” and who constitutes “Prey?”

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Roger Moore

A “Predator” prequel…set waaaaay before Arnold and Jesse & Co. ran into the alien hunter. “Comanche vs. Predator” would have been a catchier title. August 5 on Hulu.

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