Daily Archives: October 11, 2022

Movie Review: A troubled kid, a struggling mom — “The Other Tom”

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

She has a chip on her shoulder. We can see it in her eyes and hear it in her sarcasm when dealing with a case worker at the welfare office. And there’s something about that child at her feet that … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Gabrielle Union is the Mother of a Gay Marine who just wants to be “seen” — “The Inspection”

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” era, revisited. Nov. 13. Looks good. Looks like Oscar bait. From A24.

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Movie Preview: The “perfect toy” “M3GAN” just might be a…menace?

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

A little J-Horror…JANUARY horror from Universal and Blumhouse. The “evil doll” trope goes digital., Jan 13.

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Movie Review: A One-Woman Sex Work Play becomes an Info-Gathering mockumentary, “Sell/Buy/Date”

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

Tony winning actress, writer and director Sarah Jones turns her “Sell/Buy/Date” sex work show into a 100 minute “teachable moment” movie. She uses “protests” against the just-announced “film version” of the play as an impetus to exploring the subject further … Continue reading →

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Next screening? A Zoomed Pandemic dramedy that reminds us we’re all in “The Same Storm”

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

The latest from Peter Hedges (“Pieces of April,” “Dan in Real Life”) opens Friday. It’s sure to give us the “feels.”

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Series Preview: Ricci and Catherine Zeta Jones figure in this latest “Addams” spinoff — “Wednesday”

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

Note the clever use of an orchestral version of the Stones’ “Paint it Black” as tasty subtext. Tim Burton has given Jenna Ortega a terrific star vehicle. Nov. 23, we find out if it paid off.

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Movie Review: Romeo may love Juliet, but he ditched “Rosaline” to get to her

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Roger Moore

That Romeo Montague is one fickle fop in “Rosaline,” a fanciful, lighthearted riff on The Girl He Left on that Other Balcony. An adaptation of Rebecca Serle’s novel, it conjures up an unseen character from Shakespeare’s play, a girl young … Continue reading →

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