Daily Archives: December 10, 2023

Movie Preview: Dan Levy and Luke Evans, “Good Grief”

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Roger Moore

A wasting death, a trip to celebrate a life, and to recover from “Good Grief.” Levy tries something sensitive and not at all funny for his writing and directing and starring debut. Jan. 5 on Netflix.

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Movie Review: Dominican Republic’s Oscar contender is a Dark Dinner Party During Covid Comedy, “Cuarencena”

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Roger Moore

“Cuarancena” may not be the most bourgeois comedy ever to come out of the Dominican Republic. But I’ve seen a few, and I’m guessing it is, and I mean that in the most flattering way. A high-toned dark comedy that … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: An Ealing Satire that Still Stings  — “Passport to Pimlico” (1949)

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Roger Moore

There’s something to the notion that bomb-battered and nearly bled-out Britain had more to celebrate than most after the end of World War II. That explains the time-delayed explosion of wry, giddy comedies that poured out before they’d ended rationing … Continue reading →

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