Daily Archives: April 12, 2023

Movie Preview: “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster”

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Roger Moore

A “mad” teen and madder-than-mad “mad scientist” thriller, this one opens June 9. Yeah, this looks seriously messed-up.

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Movie Review: Aussie indie details the comical pain of breaking up — “Sweethurt”

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Roger Moore

“Sweethurt” is a scruffy, fitfully-amusing Aussie indie that’s basically a soundtrack in search of a better rom-com. It’s a post-breakup farce set to the music of The Skategoats, Midimachine, The Struts, Better Luck Next Time and Third Eye Blind. Yeah, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Toni Collette is a “Mafia Mamma” who just wants to “Eat, Pray” and carnally “Love”

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Roger Moore

“Mafia Mama,” long review short? “Vino, Vespas, violence and vulgarisms.” Sadly, if we’re staying alliterative and offering value judgements on this Toni Collette “validation” star vehicle, we can’t leave out “vapid.” But who doesn’t adore Toni C? Even if the … Continue reading →

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A taste of the “real” Matthew McConaughey?

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Roger Moore

There’s this event our Oscar winning King of the “Just Keep Living (JK Livin’) ethos is promoting. This trailer or commercial for it gets at the essence of Matthew McConaughey — laid back, cocksure, shirtless if he needs to be, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Cage, Hoult and Awkwafina vamp up “Renfield”

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Roger Moore

Let it never be said that Nicolas Cage doesn’t deliver fair value every time he pops up on screen. Challenging indie dramedy, chewy support in an A-picture or straight-up vamping as some devilish variation of himself in everything else, he … Continue reading →

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