Daily Archives: June 21, 2023

Movie Preview: “Priscilla,” the Elvis Movie about the Teen The King Groomed to be Queen

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Roger Moore

Sofia Coppola hasn’t had a winner in some time. “On the Rocks” was Ok…ish. A pale comparison to “Lost in Translation.” But in telling Priscilla Beaulieu Presley’s version of this “fairy tale” romance of the ’60s, and doing it for … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? A Mexican Loner takes on “Dark Forces (Fuego Negro)” in a noir horror world

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Roger Moore

“Dark Forces (Fuego Negro)” is a bloody-minded, sex-scene-stuffed Mexican film noir that that staggers along like a George A. Romero zombie. That’s rich, because “zombies” aren’t the creatures of mythic horror this Bernardo Arellano thriller has in mind. Atmospheric, with … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: Boiling Down “Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music”

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Roger Moore

One does not know what took so long for drag performer/singer, writer and activist Taylor’s Mac‘s Olympian undertaking, “Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music,” to make it to TV and the masses. An epic 246 song show, toured as … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Jennifer Lawrence “commits” to “No Hard Feelings”

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Roger Moore

In a summer marked by “outrageous” women-driven comedies of the “Oh no they DIDN’T” variety, Jennifer Lawrence‘s “No Hard Feelings” stands out as the most outrageous of them all. If your jaw doesn’t drop at the sight of a two-time … Continue reading →

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