Daily Archives: August 31, 2022

Series Review: “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Roger Moore

Women drive half of the story threads of the latest version of “The Lord of the Rings,” and that’s a definite broadening of perspective for the Amazon-created origin story “The Rings of Power.” But is it enough to answer that … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Sanaa Latham and Method Man — “On the Come Up”

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Roger Moore

A poor teen wants to break free of poverty via bio hop stardom. Sept. 23 on Paramount Plus.

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Classic Film Review: Three’s a crowd — again — in Polanski’s “Cul-de-sac” (1966)

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Roger Moore

It’s entirely-too-tempting to try and psychoanalyze the Perversity of Polanski when dipping into the cinema of the Franco-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski. After all, we’re welcome to interpret his gory “Macbeth” as a reaction to the Manson Family’s murders of his … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A “True Crime” mockumentary harpooned too soon — “Killer Whales”

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Roger Moore

“Killer Whales” is “true crime” mockumentary about the making of a documentary whose aim it to find the killer of a “bad boy” artist from among the four likeliest suspects. It pokes fun at not just the genre, but the … Continue reading →

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