Daily Archives: February 17, 2024

Movie Review: Paranoid Podcaster makes Much ado about “Monolith”

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Roger Moore

“Monolith” is an exercise in the simple power of storytelling, compelling voices summoning up all the acting gravitas they can to evoke chills and a fear of a vague, unknown “something.” Built around a dogged podcaster, her recording studio and … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? “The Heartbreak Agency” is a German rom-com that settles for sentimental

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Roger Moore

“The Heartbreak Agency” sets up as a German variation on the relationship expert gets his or her just deserts rom-com formula, a Teutonic “Accidental Husband,” “How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days” or “Failure to Launch.” But after a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review…or is it Music Video Review? J-Lo’s “This is Me…Now: A Love Story”

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Roger Moore

Fan to be serviced or hate-watcher, you owe it to yourself to take a look at Jennifer Lopez’s “This is Me…Now: A Love Story,” an indulgent, album-tie in narrative whose over-the-top visuals and J-Lo explaining J-Lo story are something to … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: A Nostalgic Teen Comedy about that summer we ran the “Snack Shack”

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Roger Moore

They spent some money on music rights for this 1991 period piece, cleverly timed to come out on the cusp of spring break. The cast? They saved some cash there. Beware the Ides of March, for that is when Republic … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Decoding the Movies’ Favorite Western novelist — “Larry McMurtry: A Life”

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Roger Moore

No film buff could walk by the promise of a new Larry McMurtry biography, remember “Hud,” “The Last Picture Show,” “Terms of Endearment,” “Lonesome Dove” and “Brokeback Mountain” and not at least stop to thumb through the book’s photos. But … Continue reading →

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