Monthly Archives: June 2022

Movie Preview: John Cho’s a sick dad helming a father-daughter road trip to remember — “Don’t Make Me Go”

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Roger Moore

Amazon Prime Video has this July 15 release. Cho was easily tabbed as the “most likely to have success playing dads” among the stars of “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.” Glad to see he’s living up to that … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: An unlikely racial and environmental hero — “I’m Charlie Walker”

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Roger Moore

Considering its subject matter and the insistence that this “inspired by a true story” is actually “fiction” in the closing credits, it’s no wonder the version of “I’m Charlie Walker” that makes it to the screen is nearly a dozen … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Boy called “Wyrm” Copes with Loss and Virginity in an Alternate Reality

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Roger Moore

In a world where home computers co-exist with The Golden Age of Cassettes, where “hate mail” is still on the printed page and ’70s fashions, architecture and furniture are frozen in time, where kids’ sexual development is monitored by electronic … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Sandler tries to up his game for “Hustle”

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Roger Moore

Adam Sandler never makes it look easy. He’s never mastered the art of “selling” his various screen characters’ emotions or verbal explosions as actual changes in mood. The inexpressive — now middle-aged — face never quite matches the bellowing he’s … Continue reading →

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Next screening? Coming of age in an alternate reality –“Wyrm”

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Roger Moore

This comic romantic dystopia — in which the title character must wear a state sanctioned monitoring collar that won’t pop off until he has that first kiss, was filmed at least three years ago. Lots of “It” kids in it, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Cate Blanchett is among the stars of this quirky take on memory and relearning what you’ve forgotten — “Apples”

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Roger Moore

Director Christos Nikou did “Dogtooth,” to that’s worth remembering when deciding whether or not to check out this late June release.

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Movie Preview: A car dealer falls in with Magic Ninja-Luchadores — “Green Ghost and the Masters of Stone”

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Roger Moore

Danny Trejo’s in this wackness on the half shell. Charlie Clark (Who?) plays a character named Charlie Clark. With veteran military movie set consultant Dale Dye, Sofia Pernas and Michelle Lee. June 24.

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Movie Preview: Disney Animation’s “Strange World”

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Roger Moore

A Thanksgiving theatrical release with a 1950s Sci Fi vibe. Jake Gyllenhaal and Alan Tudyck are the only credited voices in this on IMDb at the moment.

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Documentary Review: Ghost hunters of Mississippi visit “The House in Between”

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Roger Moore

Maybe it’s just me, but just once I’d like to see a “documentary” about aliens, mythic creatures, ghosts and the paranormal start from a position of “healthy skepticism.” Yes, this baseball rolled off a staircase, on camera and seemingly on … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? When terrorists hit Malaysia, it’s time to call “Paskal”

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Roger Moore

“Paskal” is a Malaysian Seal Team Six thriller, an action picture that rarely missteps when it’s all about the action, but that takes too many detours into dull, cliched melodrama to recommend. We see the county’s elite force, formed in … Continue reading →

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