Daily Archives: November 28, 2022

Movie Review: Van Warmerdam goes Vonnegut weird with “Nr. 10”

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Roger Moore

“Reviewing” entails watching a movie, taking notes on it and then using those notes and your memory, your tastes, your idea of touchstone performances, screenplays, directing, editing and production design, to form an opinion of the film and its many … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: An Animal’s Odyssey as seen from the Donkey’s Eye View, “EO”

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Roger Moore

“EO” is an odd animal’s life odyssey that takes the point of view of its mute, occasionally-braying title character, a donkey. It’s a picaresque adventure never far from the dark shadow that hangs over domesticated animals in the service of … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Darker-than-Dark Spanish comedy about caring for your paralyzed “Amigo”

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Roger Moore

Scrawny, cadaverous and creepy, actor Javier Botet has graced many a chilling moment in Hollywood horror films — “The Mummy” and “It” and “Conjuring 2” among them. The man has a marketable “look.” But he achieves something like a break-out … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? A Polish cop turns undercover teacher with a two-fisted “Lesson Plan”

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Roger Moore

Top tip for watching “Lesson Plan (Plan lekcji),” a new thriller available on Netflix in its original Polish (with subtitles) or dubbed into English. Don’t look away from the screen to check your phone or dash into the kitchen for … Continue reading →

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