Daily Archives: January 18, 2024

Thursday night at the office, “I. S.S.” and “Cult Killer”

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Roger Moore

I nagged and nagged Bleecker St. to hook me up with an “I S.S.” screener, and “the witness protection program of film distribution” didn’t do so much as pass on the courtesy of a reply of “No.” Lack of faith … Continue reading →

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Tom Shales: Pulitzer Prize winning TV critic and sometime movie reviewer — 1944-2024

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Roger Moore

Tom Shales, the witty and biting longtime TV critic for The Washington Post and puckish NPR film critic for a stretch has died. He was 79. And he will be missed, as many of us have missed his cutting, Pulitzer … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Mario Van Peebles and Whoopi? In a Western? “Outlaw Posse”

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Roger Moore

Let’s tick off a few names in this all-star B-Western, due out March 1 from Quiver. Oscar winner Whoopi G., Edward James Olmos, Neal McDonough, Cedric the Entertainer, M. Emmet Walsh, D.C. Young Fly, Cam Gigandet, Allen Payne, Mario Van … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Orlando Bloom, Andie MacDowell and Garrett Dillahunt go Southern and violent — “Red Right Hand”

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Roger Moore

Small town corruption, criminal family ties, firearm fetishizing and violence. Andie Mac as a VILLAIN? Ooooo. Feb. 23.

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Netflixable? “After Everything” might be “The Final Chapter”

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Roger Moore

The beautiful young thing takes a moment, sailing a half million dollar sloop past a cliffside villa on coastal Portugal, to turn to the male model next to her, point out that villa and say “That’s my dream.” We don’t … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Tilda and RZA try to help Julio Torres with his “Problemista”

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Roger Moore

This fantastical immigration farce written, directed by and starring Torres, finally has a March theatrical and streaming release date. A24 has been sitting on it for a bit, despite rapturous festival reviews. March 1. Check it out.

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Movie Review: Mads fights outlaws, villainous nobles and The Heath in “The Promised Land”

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Roger Moore

“The Promised Land” is a “troubles on the farm” thriller, with a lone stoic battling the elements, greedy nobles and the sandy, infertile soil itself in an effort to tame the place and make his fortune. It’s “Places in the … Continue reading →

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