Daily Archives: July 26, 2024

Movie Review: WWII Norwegians risk their necks supplying the Soviets via “The Arctic Convoy”

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Roger Moore

“The Arctic Convoy” is a taut, old-fashioned World War II thriller detailing the grim realities of civilian merchant seamen sent in harm’s way to deliver supplies to the Soviet Union to ensure Nazi Germany would be fighting a two-front war … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Elizabeth Olsen, Natasha Lyonne and Carrie Coon are on death-watch as “His Three Daughters”

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Roger Moore

Netflix has this fractious, sentimental dramedy — “Awards Season” ready — which premieres in Sept.

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A musical touch that might lift Jemaine & Taika’s “Time Bandits”

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Roger Moore

Mark Mothersbaugh, of Devo and “The LEGO Movie” and scores of other film scores, did the fine electronic-flavored score for the new series “Time Bandits.” But while the opening credits are passable, in a sort of “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Deadpool & Wolverine” finally get a room

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Roger Moore

It’s worth noting, right up top, that the many actors who turn up in “Deadpool & Wolverine” let us know — in big moments and small ones — that they’re better than this movie, this genre and this universe. And … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Midler, Sarandon, Ralph and Mullally brass up “The Fabulous Four”

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Roger Moore

Four brassy broads roll up their sleeves and do the heavy lifting in “The Fabulous Four,” an old friends reunite for a Key West wedding comedy from the director of “How to Make An American Quilt.” Their efforts are largely … Continue reading →

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