Daily Archives: October 13, 2022

Move Preview: An old fashioned WWII B picture — “Battle For Saipan”

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Roger Moore

One of the bloodiest “island hopping” fights across the Pacific is recreated in miniature with Casper van Dien, Louis Mandylor and Jeff Fahey. A fictional account set during the struggle for the island, “Battle of Saipan opens Nov. 24. Not … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Penn and Arquette’s kids shine in the Philly “street” romance — “Signs of Love”

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Roger Moore

I’m not being flippant when I refer to the gritty, soulful urban drama “Signs of Love” as very much “a family affair.” It’s about drugs, dealing and addiction and how that weighs on one neighborhood and one family, and the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Halloween Ends” — for now

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Roger Moore

There’s a grandeur to the finest moments in David Gordon Green’s “Halloween Ends,” a film meant to wrap up the saga that made Jamie Lee Curtis famous. Green, an indie film mainstay before “Pineapple Express” made him famous, finishes up … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: It wouldn’t be Christmas without those “Spirited” pixies Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Roger Moore

A little Aviation Gin/Funny or Die soaked spin on Mister Scrooge’s Big Night. Just in time for the holidays, early Nov. from Apple.

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Documentary Preview: A New Take on Satchmo? “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues”

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Roger Moore

This looks and sounds wonderful. Oct 28, it comes to Apple TV+.

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Movie Review: The best of the COVID Lockdown Dramedies? “The Same Storm”

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Roger Moore

Unfortunate timing brings the latest of a string of “Zoom” films set during the COVID lockdown, “The Same Storm,” to theaters and home streaming after the funniest outing in the genre, “7 Days,” long after the solid drama “Together” and … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Ryan Philippe vs Tom Belfrey in “American Murderer”

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Roger Moore

Jacki Weaver and Idina Menzel co star in this Oct. 21 release about a veteran con artist who aims higher and the FBI is all over it.

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