Monthly Archives: July 2023

Movie Preview: A Fine “Gloria/The Professional” style star vehicle for Ron Perlman, “The Baker” — with Harvey Keitel and Elias Koteas

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Roger Moore

A solitary, older “Baker” “becomes the Butcher” in this man-takes-care-of-a-child he doesn’t know, and “takes care of business” thriller. Looks good, and a lot like the Gena Rowlands “Gloria” and Jean Reno/Natalie P. “The Professional.”

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Classic Film Review: Mitchum gets his Irish Up — “The Night Fighters” aka “A Terrible Beauty” (1960)

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Roger Moore

The thing about the great film stars of the past is that they’d often as not embrace their screen “persona” and rarely make the effort to “stretch” as an actor. Bette Davis to Tracy, Peck and Wayne to Deborah Kerr … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dragging Mia down to Woody’s Level — “The Farrows of Hollywood: Their Dark Side of Paradise”

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Roger Moore

In the introduction to her psychological biography “The Farrows of Hollywood: Their Dark Side of Paradise,” critic and film scholar Marilyn Ann Moss declares “I intend neither accusations nor support of Mia Farrow, the Farrow family or Woody Allen in … Continue reading →

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Series Review: Idris Elba wants to talk his way out of a “Hijack”

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Roger Moore

The creators of the series “Hijack” set two priorities for themselves in their “real time” seven part “seven hour flight” thriller. Priority one, Get Idris Elba. Priority two, try to squeeze a Big Surprise or two in most every episode. … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Fritz Lang and “Bert” Brecht’s “Hangman Also Die!” Bad history, good 1943 WWII noir

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Roger Moore

There is a superbly-detailed, thrillingly-pitched and well-acted film account of the 1942 Czech assassination of “Reichsprotektor” Reinhard Heidrich, the murderous Nazi nicknamed “The Hangman” during his military rule of occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. It’s titled “Anthropoid,” and it … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? SerioComic Hijinx among three Mexico City Makeup Artists — “Making it Up?

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Roger Moore

Well-cast and acted with sympathic warmth and wit, “Making it Up” is an object lesson in the shortcomings of relying on voice-over narration to tell your story on screen. It’s a dark, maddeningly-manic and almost cute dip into loving someone … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Pete D and Shailene and Ferrara and Seth and Paul Dano get that GameStop “Dumb Money”

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Roger Moore

You’ve got Seth Rogen and Nick Offerman and I guess Vincent D’Onofrio as hedge fund villains upbended when a youngish investor/online influencer (Paul Dano) convinces Nerdword that these jerks shouldn’t be allowed to destroy the beloved but outmoded video game … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: A Very Disturbing Trailer to a Spree Killer Thriller — “The Passenger”

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Roger Moore

The whole vibe of this Aug 4 MGM+ release is unsettling. A wimpy kid trapped in the company of a psychopath, slaughtering folks from the life of that kid as a sort of “lesson” to “change” or “save” a “loser?” … Continue reading →

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