Daily Archives: May 12, 2023

Movie Preview: Did anybody ask for “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3?”

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Roger Moore

There have been two Nia Vardalos movies based on this family, that wedding, and the love that blossomed under the dolmades and retsina. There was a TV series. Nia V. did a movie playing a tour guide in Greece, “My … Continue reading →

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Documentary Preview: Alex Winter takes on “The Youtube Effect”

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Roger Moore

Our performative “Attention Culture” didn’t begin with Youtube. Actually, it pretty much did. Winter did great explainer docs about Blockchain and The Panama Papers. This looks like another winner from the Bill to Keanu’s Ted.

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Movie Review: “Road Rally Racers” Hark Back to the Kiddie Animation Past

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Roger Moore

“Road Rally Racers” is an Anglo-Welsh production of an Anglo-American animated film set in China, and released by U.S. based distributor Viva Kids. I think I have all that straight — Vanguard Animation, Riverstone Pictures, Viva Kids. Right. It’s an … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: An Italian filmmaker has his Juliette grow up beautiful in 1920s-30s France — “Scarlet”

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Roger Moore

This June 9 French language romance is from Pietro Marcello, director of the Italian drama based on a Jack London novel, “Martin Eden.” A real-life “Juliette,” Juliette Jouan, stars, with Ralph Thierry and that Louis Garrel fellow, most recently seen … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? J. Lo Goes Commando — “The Mother”

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Roger Moore

In action pictures, “over the top” is rarely a bad thing. A little “ludicrous” is a given. But even by those grade-on-the-curve standards, “The Mother,” the new Jennifer Lopez thriller about an assassin trying to protect the daughter she never … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Affleck Teams Up with Robert Rodriguez for a Nolan/DePalma homage — “Hypnotic”

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Roger Moore

Texas filmmaker Robert Rodriguez never became a “brand,” which seems kind of a shame when you’re wondering how to sell his latest, a thriller titled “Hypnotic.” “From the fevered mind of Robert Rodriguez” seems to sum it up, and would … Continue reading →

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