Daily Archives: November 20, 2023

Series Preview: Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine recreate a British scandal of sex and grooming to seduce one’s way to power — “Mary & George”

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Roger Moore

A bit of “true” history given a salacious two-part treatment by our friends at Starz (Remember them?). Moore is Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, who raised/groomed her son George to be ready for a life at court, and in a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A New “Velveteen Rabbit,” still touching after all these years

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Roger Moore

That venerable children’s classic “The Velveteen Rabbit” is the Ur Text of any entertainment meant for children that’s about toys and the love that it takes to make them “real,” even if does have a hint of “Pinocchio” about it. … Continue reading →

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Joss Ackland: 1928-2023, The Very Best in British Bad Guys

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Roger Moore

How good was Joss Ackland at being bad? Most of us first noticed this British character actor in a couple of late ’80s films in which he stepped into the foreground — “White Mischief” and “Lethal Weapon 2.” As one … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The New Vicar in an “Escape to the Country” village has to contend with “Lord of Misrule”

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Roger Moore

Return we now to the subgenre of Gothic terror known as “folk horror,” a tale that is the spiritual kin of “The Wicker Man,” “Midsomer” and “The Blair Witch Project.” “Lord of Misrule” is set in a quaint English country … Continue reading →

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Series Preview: Clive Owen is “Monsieur Spade,” aka “Sam,” private eye — in 1960s France?

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Roger Moore

Easy to see and hear Owen in this role, an iconic gumshoe transplanted to Europe after making his name in the States. The folks who made “The Queen’s Gambit” cooked this up, so there’s promise in the premise. Jan 14 … Continue reading →

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