Daily Archives: August 29, 2022

Movie Review: “Gigi & Nate” and the “No Primates as Pets” Debate

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Roger Moore

It begins with a surprisingly touching tragedy, morphs into a cute story of hope and then hurls itself headlong into a nasty take on one corner of the animal rights debate. “Gigi & Nate” is what happens when you round … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: An Interfaith relationship is tested with “Simchas & Sorrows”

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Roger Moore

“Simchas & Sorrows” is a New York dramedy built around a Catholic-Jewish relationship, an unfortunately drab little movie entirely too tentative for its own good. Its “edge” is the call for one member of the couple to “convert,” something the … Continue reading →

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Series Preview: Judy Greer, Johnny Knoxville, Keegan-Michael Key and Hulu do a sitcom about rebooting a sitcom — “Reboot”

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Roger Moore

This trailer shows off a seriously funny, and “experienced” cast — Judy Greer, Johnny Knoxville, Paul Reiser and Keegan-Michael Key — and a borderline edgy premise, a sort of “Full House” hit of the past re-launched with the same players, … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: The Madness of George C. Scott in Paddy Chayefsky’s “The Hospital”(1971)

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Roger Moore

Fifty years after its release, screed-writing screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky’s dark comedy “The Hospital” still has the power to make your jaw drop. Released amid growing cynicism about institutions that Vietnam inspired and Watergate proved, with documentaries such as “Titicut Follies” … Continue reading →

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