Daily Archives: June 22, 2023

Movie Preview: Oh Baby, Elizabeth Banks and that Galifianakis dude resurrect “The Beanie Bubble”

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Roger Moore

Sounds like Zach, but does this guy look like Mr. Galifianakis? Quite the transformation for the “Between Two Ferns/Hangover/Baskets” drawling, sarcastic lump. Ms. Banks is spot on as one of the many women screwed over and cheated by the hustling, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: God Bless “The Childe” Who Survives This

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Roger Moore

“The Childe” is a flip and darkly amusing comic thriller from Korea, a tale of an impoverished Filipino boxer who laments the fact that he’s never been able to find his Korean father. Until he does find him. It’s violent, … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Dropping in on the sword and sorcery anime “Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King”

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Roger Moore

The magical manga turned anime spectacle “Black Clover” becomes a feature film in “Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King,” an offshoot of the popular TV series that struggles through a sea of characters, contrived factions and sword and sorcery … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Kubrick becomes Kubrick, “Paths of Glory” (1957)

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Roger Moore

Cinephiles congregate around the films of Stanley Kubrick the way history buffs are drawn to Alexander, Hitler and Napoleon. They were all-powerful control freaks who set out to remake the world in an image they saw in their own minds, … Continue reading →

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