Daily Archives: October 5, 2023

Movie Review: Class and Race and Drag and Murder in the D.R. — “Candela”

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Roger Moore

Mesmerizing from its crypto-poetic opening to its drop the mike finale, “Candela” is a thriller as exotic and mysterious as its locale, a brisk and atmospheric tale bathed in drugs, sex and corruption. First-time feature director Andrés Farías and his … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Lost at Sea in a Container in the middle of “Nowhere”

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Roger Moore

The best survival narratives, from “Robinson Crusoe” through “The Martian” all focus on “work the problem” details. How do you survive a shipwreck or sailboat sinking (“All is Lost,” “Dead Calm”), being trapped in a forest fire, being marooned on … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Looking for the Supernatural, and a missing person — “The Bell Keeper”

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Roger Moore

Oct 13, a bunch of streaming ghost hunters get more than they bargained for.

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Movie Preview: Juliette Binoche is in the Kitchen to show us “The Taste of Things”

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Roger Moore

A lush and savory period piece about a love affair, perhaps unconsummated (Over the consumme? Mon dieu!), this “Best International Feature” submission from France will hit theaters in Feb.

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Movie Preview: George Clooney directs “The Boys in the Boat”

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Roger Moore

I remember liking the book, about rowing and the 1936 Hitler Olympics that Jesse Owens ruined for the Austrian corporal. I also remember when “George Clooney directs” ginned up a lot of buzz. He’s taken on another history lesson, but … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Canadians trapped in Toxic Masculinity Oz — “The Royal Hotel”

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Roger Moore

The most chilling consideration in “The Royal Hotel,” a tense tale of two Canadian 20somethings stuck in a mining town bar in the middle of Toxic Masculinity, Australia, is how nothing that happens there seems the least bit far fetched. … Continue reading →

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