Daily Archives: July 12, 2024

Movie Preview: Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer are old classmates in “The Wasp”

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Roger Moore

Oh no, not a superheroine movie. A cheated, abused woman tracks down her most violent childhood friend for…an offer. “We need a proper plan.” “Are you sure you want him actually dead?” Aug 30. UK and US?

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Movie Preview: At what point does “Deadpool & Wolverine” promotion reach “oversaturation”

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Roger Moore

Asking for a friend. Endless variations on these adorable teasers, tie-ins and trailers. Too many? Getting there.

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Movie Preview: Crikey! Can Stop Motion Animation, Surfer Voices and live-action surf footage make “The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe?”

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Roger Moore

Takes a pair of plastic unicorn testicles to make a movie like this, title it like that, and release it Aug. 16. Just saying…mate. Kelly Slater and some surfer dudes and Luke Hemsworth provide the voices.

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Movie Review: A Murderous Still Life — Ti West, Mia and “MaXXXine” strike out

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Roger Moore

“MaXXXine” is horror auteur Ti West’s Big Statement on horror, censorship, the hypocrisy in American conservatism and the dog-devour-dog ethos of the struggling classes in Hollywood. A lurid send-up of exploitation cinema of the ’70s (split screens, neon-tinted lighting and … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Very Long Search for the “Touch” of That First Love

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Roger Moore

“Touch” is a lovely, patient romantic melodrama about remembering and pursuing that woman whose gentle caress a man remembers from the first time they met, long ago. This search will take Kristófer from Iceland to London and beyond. Kristófer is … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Fly Me to the Moon,” or at least Fake It Better than This

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Roger Moore

So what the hell is THIS supposed to be about? “Fly Me to the Moon” is a pointless, humorless goof on the old “They faked the moon landings” conspiracy theory treasured by the Flat Earthers among us. Ill-timed for an … Continue reading →

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