Daily Archives: July 18, 2024

Movie Review: Realistic Big Screen “Twisters” tear through Oklahoma. Again.

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Roger Moore

The prologue that opens “Twisters” introduces a bunch of characters and kills them off, somewhat dramatically but coldbloodedly. It takes the film a whole hour to raise the stakes as high a second time, hurling characters into a rodeo and … Continue reading →

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Series Preview: HBO or Max or HBO Max pins its hopes on “Dune: Prophecy”

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Roger Moore

It looks right. Good cast. Is Disney sweating bullets over HBO or Max or HBO Max stealing their “Star Wars” thunder? No.

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Movie Preview: A second trailer, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Roger Moore

This explains that which doesn’t need explaining, but Tim Burton’s got a shot a serious September 6 hit, his first in ages, with this one. Bringing back Winona and Michael Keaton, parking Jenna Ortega front and center. This looks, sounds … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Chiwetel Ejiofor directs himself, Mary J. Blige and Camila Bello — “Rob Peace”

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Roger Moore

It’s based on a true story, that of Robert Peace, a Newark streets to Yale’s halls success story. Jay Will has the title role. It’s an August 16 release.

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Movie Review: Another French take on “Buddy Cops” — “The Infallibles (Les Infallibles)”

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Roger Moore

The cop “buddy picture”has been around so long that they many films made from this model run together in the mind. It’s all one long “Bad Boys” and “Lethal Weapon” high speed “Rush” down “21 Jump Street” where “The Other … Continue reading →

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