Daily Archives: April 4, 2024

Movie Review: “The First Omen,” the one BEFORE “The Omen”

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Roger Moore

In cinephile shorthand, “The First Omen” comes off as an homage to the gory cinema of Dario Argento as imagined by someone who’s only heard descriptions of the famous/infamous Caravaggio of motion picture horror. For a cynical, “Let’s milk this … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Turgid titillating Italian Teen Tale teases its way to the Tube — “The Tearsmith”

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Roger Moore

A “YA” best-seller drowns in the lazy screenwriter’s worst enemy, endless “VO” of the lead character, constantly telling us her innermost thoughts, in “The Tearsmith,” a tale of orphans who reach puberty bonded by more than just shared trauma. The … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Dev Patel pulls out all the stops, in front of and behind the camera, in “Monkey Man”

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Roger Moore

For his feature film directing debut, the British-born Indian star Dev Patel takes a simple vengeance tale and all but overwhelms it with furious action, flashy camera work and breathtaking editing. And I’m kind of OK with that. A Jaipur … Continue reading →

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