Monthly Archives: August 2022

Movie Preview: “The Invitation” to the last horror movie of summer

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Roger Moore

A hint of Meghan and Harry in this August 26;release. Wot wot?

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Movie Review: Lost in Lena Dunhamland with a “Sharp Stick”

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Roger Moore

“Sharp Stick, the second feature film from writer, director and TV series creator (or adapter) Lena Dunham, takes her back to her era-encapsulating TV series “Girls.” It’s a movie about media and modern sexuality, the gig economy, family and a … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: “Claydream” remembers a clay animation pioneer’s rise and fall

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Roger Moore

For a pretty long stretch from the mid-80s into the very early 2000s, animator Will Vinton‘s work was everywhere. The clay-animated California Raisins TV commercials made him a household name. Domino’s Pizzas were menaced by his character, The Noid. He … Continue reading →

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Documentary Preview: Life on Minnesota’s Iron Range, the heart of “Hockeyland”

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Roger Moore

September 9, SOME of will be taking a break from the relentless NFL and college concussion bowl coverage to check out this documentary about the rink and the young guys who hope for a better life, away from The Iron … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? A rags-to-riches Filipino wish-fulfillment fantasy, “The Entitled”

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Roger Moore

A “lost daughter” who grew up in poverty has her life changed — in ways good and bad — when her rich hotelier father “finds” her and takes her in in “The Entitled,” a lowbrow comedy of manners from The … Continue reading →

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Next screening? Brad Pitt is a hitman with a sense of humor — “Bullet Train”

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Roger Moore

An action comedy with a whiff of “Gross Pointe Blank” farce to it and Brad Pitt and cultures clashing on a murderous train dash through the Land of the Rising Sun. Sandra Bullock, Joey King, Zazie Beetz, Michael Shannon — … Continue reading →

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