Daily Archives: April 30, 2024

Next screening? Anne Hathaway is the older woman swept away by “The Idea of You,” a boy band so get fling

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Roger Moore

Amazon has this romance, from the director of “The Big Sick,” coming to Prime on Friday. Looks cute. “Best seller” wish fulfillment fantasy by Robinne Lee, Oscar winning leading lady and all. Don’t know the leading man, Nicolas Galitzine (“Purple … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? A sugar-rush of Manga Mayhem — “City Hunter”

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Roger Moore

Few live action comedies mimic the lurid comic book style of Japanese manga as accurately or amusingly as “City Hunter,” a gonzo beat-em-up/shoot-em-up knife-fight riot based on the comic by Tsukasa Hôjô. “Kasane” director Yûichi Satô, action choreographer Takashi Tanimoto … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Mifune, Yamaguchi, Shimura and Kurosawa — “Scandal” (1950)

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Roger Moore

There isn’t much that would recommend “Scandal” to a cinephile who isn’t trying to finish off The Complete Works of Akira Kurosawa. It’s a sentimental, maudlin melodrama with comical flourishes, not as ambitious or epic as the director’s best work. … Continue reading →

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