Daily Archives: November 1, 2023

Movie Review: Reality and VR collide in the indie Action Rom-Com “Love Virtually”

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Roger Moore

That critic’s rule that you’ve got to meet every film on something resembling its own terms in order to give it a fair shot gets a severe test with “Love Virtually,” an indie action rom/com that’s part live-action, part CGI … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Adrien Brody introduces Jesse Eisenberg to Toxic Masculinity — “Manodrome”

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Roger Moore

There’s something disturbing about the way Eisenberg bulks up and does a whole testonery turn — like his alter ego Mark Zuckerberg — in this part. Zuck, the “Social Network” inventor, went through that and took walking potatocake Elon Musk’s … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? “Sister Death” tells us how we got to “Veronica”

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Roger Moore

As it closes in on 100 years since the Spanish Civil War, Spanish cinema is still debating the conflict, its lasting scars and the Catholic Church’s role in it — as victim of “leftist” reprisals, or as an authoritarian religion … Continue reading →

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Next screening? “The Marsh King’s Daughter”

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Roger Moore

This opens Friday and could go either way, but it’s got a good cast. Brit taking on a Southern accent? Two of my favorite Brits are in it, both “Star Wars” alumni.

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