Daily Archives: October 10, 2023

“Nyad” time, Netflix Oscar contender?

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Roger Moore

Annette’s Oscar overdue.

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on “Nyad” time, Netflix Oscar contender?

Movie Preview: Tyrese Gibson and a social worker hunt for a serial killer with a “Squealer” connection

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Roger Moore

Theo Rossi, Kate Moennig and an old favorite, Graham Greene (as a doctor) are also in the cast of this bloody-minded Nov. 3. release. Here, piggy piggy.

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Movie Preview: Tyrese Gibson and a social worker hunt for a serial killer with a “Squealer” connection

Movie Preview: Emily Blunt and Chris Evans are “Pain Hustlers”

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Roger Moore

Andy Garcia is the Big Pharma mastermind pushing his sales force to Score Big. David Yates of the final “Harry Potter Pictures” directs. Yeah, it kind of looks like we’ve seen it before. But hey… Oct. 27.

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Movie Preview: Emily Blunt and Chris Evans are “Pain Hustlers”

Netflixable? A Mexican “Murder, She Podcast” — “A Deadly Invitation (Invitación a un Asesinato)”

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Roger Moore

Slap the words “unsolved crime podcast” and any hoary old “gather all the suspects” whodunit is “fresh” and new? Is that the idea behind “A Deadly Invitation,” titled “Invitación a un Asesinato”(Invitation to an Assasination/Murder) when it was released in … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Netflixable? A Mexican “Murder, She Podcast” — “A Deadly Invitation (Invitación a un Asesinato)”

Movie Review: Haunted Cage Hunts Bison far from “Butcher’s Crossing”

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Roger Moore

The first rule a Western fan applies to any modern take on the genre is the eyeball test. “Butcher’s Crossing,” a lean, gritty parable about shortsighted greed and environmental destruction, looks right. Not original “True Grit” celluloid cinematic, but “Lonesome … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Movie Review: Haunted Cage Hunts Bison far from “Butcher’s Crossing”