Daily Archives: July 28, 2022

Movie Review: Holy Horror in a Public Restroom — “Glorious”

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Roger Moore

One gimmick is about all your average 79 minute horror movie can manage, but at least that one trick is kind of promising in “Glorious.” Fresh-off-a-breakup Wes (Ryan Kwanten) polishes off a long drive, a purge and an alcoholic binge … Continue reading →

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Today’s DVD donation? “Dona Flor and her Two Husbands” comes to rural NC

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Roger Moore

Racy for its day, and still seriously ribald today, this 1976 classic from Brazil has been restored and re issued by Film Movement. Here’s my review of this comical “troubled marriage” farce. Person County, N.C. and its library system win … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Nicholson directs a social satire in basketball shorts — “Drive, He Said” (1971)

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Roger Moore

The mid-60s into the early ’70s were the golden age of film satire, or so my grad school professors insisted. And Oscar-winner-to-be Jack Nicholson was right in the thick of it — “Easy Rider,” “Head,” “Five Easy Pieces,” “Carnal Knowledge.” … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Koreans repel the Japanese in the 16th Century Naval epic, “Hansan: Rising Dragon”

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Roger Moore

“Hansan: Rising Dragon” is a Korean naval war epic that takes us into the actions — before and during a series of sea battles in the 1590s — of Korea’s great naval genius, Admiral Yi Soon Shin. It’s a sprawling … Continue reading →

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