Daily Archives: July 25, 2024

Series Review: Jemaine, Taika and Kudrow & Co. revive “Time Bandits”

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Roger Moore

Count me among the legion of skeptics who guffawed at the idea of Kiwi cut-ups Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi — with Brit “Inbetweeners” writer Iain Morris — making a TV series based on Terry Gilliam’s post-Python classic film “Time … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Eddie Izzard is “Doctor Jekyll” and Rachel Hyde in new Hammer film

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Roger Moore

The latest incarnation of “Doctor Jekyll” isn’t scary enough or campy/weird enough to come off. The former is no great surprise, as the Robert Louis Stevenson novella has been filmed to death and is too overfamiliar to offer much in … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “Gunner” Luke Hemsworth breaks Morgan Freeman out of prison

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Roger Moore

That’s not the object of the plot of this (limited) August 16 release. It’s something our hero has to do to face down the guys who have his kids. I mean, I think that’s what it’s about. Freeman may be … Continue reading →

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