Daily Archives: September 6, 2023

Movie Review: From college-bound to “undocumented” and on the run — “Marisol”

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Roger Moore

A teen’s plans for college and a brighter future are derailed when she finds out she’s an undocumented immigrant in “Marisol,” a compelling if melodramatic version of the struggle to get to America narrative. Films from “El Norte” to “A … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Tom Hardy and Austin Butler in Biker Colors — “The Bikeriders”

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Roger Moore

Damn, Elvis is riding with Bane! Jodie Comer, Michael Shannon and Boyd Holbrook also star in this saga about the ride of a midwestern biker gang, from the ’60s onward. Writer/director Jeff Nichols did the Matthew McConaughey indie “Mud,” the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: An NGO Doctor with “Special Skills” is kidnapped into a Mercenary “Wolf Pack”

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Roger Moore

The opening act of “Wolf Pack” is disorienting, bracing and action-packed enough to give one hope we’re heading into a solid action thriller/mystery. Then somebody tosses sand into the gears and this B-movie grinds to a halt in the middle … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Liam Neeson is as Irish as He Gets “In the Land of Saints and Sinners”

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Roger Moore

An IRA hit man is hunted by a relative (Kerry Condon) of someone he killed. This period piece from “The Troubles” has Ciaran Hinds and Colm Meaney and all of my attention, as it looks a step above the films … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Skating, Puppets and a Paris Romance — “Goodbye, Petrushka”

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Roger Moore

Can a collegiate puppeteer find love as an au pair in Paris? That’s the not-quite-burning question at the heart of “Goodbye, Petrushka,” an amiable but aimless romantic comedy that struggles to tie puppetry, filmmaking and figure skating together in a … Continue reading →

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