Daily Archives: May 3, 2023

Netflixable? The Scariest Threats are Existential, and they arrive “Soft & Quiet”

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Roger Moore

Disquieting, discomfitting and disturbing almost on a molecular level, “Soft & Quiet” is a horror movie all but ripped from today’s headlines, or would be if anyone still read newspapers. It’s not about monsters, it’s about your neighbors. And while … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: This time, “Carmen” becomes operatic, balletic and cinematic

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Roger Moore

The story has turned up in so many forms, in every media imaginable — yes, even a “graphic novel” — that it’s a piece of our universal narrative heritage now. “Carmen” was the classic femme fatale, the perfect temptress to … Continue reading →

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Movie preview: More Sand, More Chalamet — “Dune: Part Two”

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Roger Moore

Looks the way you remember, plays like the novel made cinematic and rabble rousing.

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Movie Review: Can romance survive being “Plus One at an Amish Wedding?”

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Roger Moore

The hook’s in the title, the title tells the tale and if you’re reading this review, you too must have been lured by the bait of “Plus One at an Amish Wedding.” This sunny, PG rom-com is free streamer Tubi’s … Continue reading →

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