Daily Archives: November 15, 2023

Next screening? Disney’s animated “Wish,” an answer to holiday family fare dreams?

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Roger Moore

Is it just me, or are all these CGI animated kids’ films starting to look alike? The style, the color palette, the look of the characters, it’s a lot harder to tell Disney from Dreamworks from Illumination from Sony from … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Mark Wahlberg risks being upstaged by a Dog — “Arthur the King”

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Roger Moore

No contest, right? An Iron Man (ish?) competition involving a hyper-competitive guy and his team picks up a stray along the way. Hankies come out all over. Bear Grylls cameo to follow.

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Movie Review: Detective tries to solve a murder mystery in a “Hayseed” town

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Roger Moore

There’s a corner of America that likes its murder mysteries convoluted and its detectives gathering all the suspects in a drawing room to go through them, one by one, in unmasking “The Real Killer.” But they probably wouldn’t appreciate the … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: A woman is haunted by “The Portrait” that looks just like her husband

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Roger Moore

This stylish looking British psychological thriller looks to have been filmed in the Med, and stars Natalia Cordova-BuckleyR, yan Kwanten and Virginia Madsen. Dec. 8, “The Portrait” is unveiled.

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Movie Review: “Halloween” comes to “Thanksgiving,” thanks to Eli Roth

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Roger Moore

Eli Roth’s back to take more perverse pleasure in pain — his movies’ “victims,” and that of viewers laughing at the gore but grimacing at the cruelty — with a holiday treat titled “Thanksgiving.” At least with “Thanksgiving,” a splatter … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Roger Moore

The world of “The Hunger Games” comes rushing back to you — well, sauntering back to you — not that long into “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.” It’s been eight years since the “original trilogy” wrapped … Continue reading →

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