Daily Archives: May 11, 2024

Netflixable? “The Courier” Glibly Skips by a Scandal for a tale of High End Spanish Money-Laundering

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Roger Moore

Slick, sex-uped and maddeningly-shallow, “The Courier” is another variation on the “get rich quick via money-laundering” formula based on real events that roiled Europe and Spain in the early 2000s. We learn precious little about the backers, reasons (real estate … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Apes” Rule, “Fall Guy” falls off, “Challengers” hang around

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Roger Moore

The lesson for Universal Studios could not be more stark. Twentieth Century (Disney) makes bank, yet again, with the middling, pointless and CGI-dominated tenth movie in the ever-rebooted/even-became-a-TV-series “Planet of the Apes” franchise. While “The Fall Guy,” a funny, well-cast … Continue reading →

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