Daily Archives: February 27, 2023

Movie Preview: The Adults are Gone, Kids run Murderously Amok in “The Park”

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Roger Moore

The Advertising has a Disney World after the apocalypse vibe. Not seeing a lot of that in the trailer. Sure looks as if it was filmed in Florida or its equally swampy sisterlands, Louisiana or Georgia. “Coming soon?”

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Movie Preview: About “Sisu,” I have a question

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Roger Moore

So the Finns fought Russian invaders early in World War II, and sided with the Germans in besieging Leningrad during their invasion of the USSR. And this avenging, John Wick-ish Finnish gold miner is killing Germans? Only Germans? Yes, it … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: How they became “Children of the Corn”

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Roger Moore

You’d think even Stephen King would be tired of “Children of the Corn” remakes by now. But as he’s having another “moment,” in which everything he ever wrote is potential fodder for a new franchise reboot, here we are with … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? “Call Me Chihiro” follows a former Sex Worker through an Existential Crisis

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Roger Moore

“Call Me Chihiro” is a soapy, static Japanese melodrama that drifts through the months after a sex worker has given up “the life.” It’s true to its source material as it captures the brooding, interior world quality of some of … Continue reading →

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