Yearly Archives: 2023

Netflixable? “Infiesto” — A Piquant Pandemic Police Procedural from Spain

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Roger Moore

I’ve developed a passion for Spanish police procedurals. Or rather, Netflix’s “What you should try next” algorithm has. And I’m OK with that, as it’s a genre the Spanish cinema has a good handle on, and these “Around the World … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Knock at the Cabin” and “80 for Brady” dethrone “Avatar” in a Weekend Race that May Go to the Wire

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Roger Moore

Deadline.com is seeing the box office race this first of Feb. weekend as too close to call, as of Sat. AM. And for the first time since Christmas, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” won’t swim away as the winner. M. … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Smart, sarcastic and Sapphic? She’s Got to be Somebody’s “Sweetheart”

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Roger Moore

As you can tell from her photograph, actress Nell Barlow exudes Big Mary Elizabeth Winstead energy in “Sweetheart,” a light British rom-com about coming of age when you’re gay, confused and in your teens. It’s a pity her character April, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, trapped in a Twilight Zone of “Disquiet”

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Roger Moore

This looks like a real Rod Serling/Stephen King freakout. And in a good way. Feb. 10

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Movie Review: A better movie is lost “Among the Beasts”

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Roger Moore

There are dramatic moments, stretches of action and snatches of pithy dialogue that suggest there’s a half-decent thriller inside the ungainly, frustrating mess of “Among the Beasts.” But it goes wrong, right from the start, in an unnecessary, uninteresting story … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: How do you spell “C-Western?” Maybe, “Bordello”

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Roger Moore

It feels like the sort of film where you keep an eye peeled for light switches on the walls in every interior scene. Didn’t see one, though. Well done! Feb.21.

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Netflixable? Norwegians serve up “Jaws” with Claws in “Viking Wolf”

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Roger Moore

Sure, you can give your movie a rapacious Viking prologue to a modern day werewolf story. But it’s not until the new-to-town cop meets the grizzled, loony one-armed werewolf hunter whose name is Lars and not Quint, and the young … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Her Brother, lack of a Driver’s License and Down Syndrome Can’t Stop “Poppy”

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Roger Moore

“Poppy” is a cute Kiwi comedy about a teen with Down Syndrome who refuses to let it slow her roll or limit her life. Poppy wants to learn to drive. Poppy wants to be able to drift when she drives. … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Boxer, Preacher, Grill Hustler, “Big George Foreman”

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Roger Moore

The most lovable heavyweight of the modern era gets a bio pic starring Khris Davis, with Oscar winner Forest Whitaker as his trainer, manager, corner man and Sullivan Jones as Muhammad Ali. April 28, this one hits theaters. Yes, the … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Documentary “Pamela” gives Anderson a chance at Her Side of “A Love Story”

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Roger Moore

I saw just enough of the “Pam & Tommy” Hulu series to think, “Yeah, about what I expected” and “Nooo, not for me.” Salacious and lowbrow, yes. Emmy winning it might have been. But if you commit to avoiding “Baywatch” … Continue reading →

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