Daily Archives: March 17, 2024

Netflixable? Wes Anderson adds “Three Other” Roald Dahl stories to his Oscar-winning short film, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Roger Moore

Wes Anderson went a long ways towards “rescuing” the reputation of the dark and twisted fiction writer Roald Dahl from his “children’s author” image with his gloriously cast and production-designed-to-death short film version of “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Ex-detective Crowe searches his failing memory for clues in “Sleeping Dogs”

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Roger Moore

Russell Crowe plays a cop remembering things that might best remain forgotten in a more sturdy-than-inspiring thriller about a murder, a wrongly-accused death row inmate and more than one suspect who’d prefer to let “Sleeping Dogs” lie. Based on a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A not-half-bad variation on a time-honored formula — “The Last Exit” (aka “Little Bone Lodge”)

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Roger Moore

“The Last Exit” isn’t the most evocative title for a home invasion thriller. But “Little Bone Lodge,” the earlier release label on this Joely Richardson genre picture, might have been a tad too on the nose. It’s a solid “You … Continue reading →

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