Daily Archives: August 20, 2022

Movie Review: Crazy Korean Eye Candy of the “Alienoid” brand

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Roger Moore

So aliens have been imprisoning the worst of the worst among their criminals inside human bodies for centuries, solving a big warehousing problem for them and explaining a whole LOT of not-quite-humans scattered amongst humanity. Hellooo, Mister Musk. One of … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Dragon Ball” rolling up $20, “Beast” feasting on $11.5 “Bullet Train” slows down

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Roger Moore

The “Dragon Ball” franchise has become a great boon for North America’s multiplexes, delivering steady results when there’s no non-anime comic book movie blockbuster around to sell the popcorn. “Dragon Ball Super: Superhero” had a good Thursday night ($4 million) … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Kubrick’s “Killer’s Kiss” (1955)

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Roger Moore

You can look at Stanley Kubrick‘s second film as a director, “Killer’s Kiss,” as his sizzle reel, an introduction/audition for all the great films to follow. His low-budget feature filmmaking debut, the opaque and amateurish “symbolic” war picture “Fear and … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Another version of a Classic Sentimental Take on Growing up in WWII Britain — “The Railway Children”

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Roger Moore

A period piece with kids sent away from the cities during “The Blitz,” this adventure features a soldier hiding from the authorities and a couple of familiar faces — Jenny Agutter and Tom Courtenay. Agutter’s presence in this speaks to … Continue reading →

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