Daily Archives: June 29, 2023

Netflixable? A tale of Drugs, Violence, Ethnic Strife, and making movies in Lebanon — “Very Big Shot

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Roger Moore

Tense, tight and comically dark, movies like “Very Big Shot” are why you take cinematic journeys Around the World with Netflix. If not for the streaming service resurrecting this Lebannese gem from 2016, it might have passed unnoticed, save for … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Liam Neeson is trapped in a booby-trapped car, looking for “Retribution”

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Roger Moore

So, it’s a Liam Neeson “Speed?” August 25, Liam and Matthew Modine and lesser know co-stars take his “particular skills” to the streets. Classic late August B-movie with a big star and a few possibilities about it.

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Movie Review: A Pistol-Packing, Punch-tossing Priest “investigates” for the Holy Church — “The Man from Rome”

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Roger Moore

Richard Armitage gives off Big Liam Neeson energy in “The Man from Rome,” a papal thriller about land grabs, murder and historical church coverups set in that picture postcard in the south of Spain, Seville. But while casting the veteran … Continue reading →

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