Daily Archives: July 29, 2024

Movie Review: Byrne is Beckett, Grappling with Guilt, Remembering to “Dance First”

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Roger Moore

The full title of “Dance First” includes the phrase “A Life of Samuel Beckett.” They left out the word “abridged.” Because while one simply could not do better than have the great Irish actor Gabriel Byrne playing Beckett as a … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Aisling Bea is widowed — “And Mrs.”

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Roger Moore

It’s not what you think. OK, maybe it is. Awkward funeral? Check. Weird sister in law? Oh yeah. Billie Lourd also stars in this, with Colin Hanks as the bloke who makes our heroine a “Corpse Bride.” August 19? We’ll … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Beatty and Christie in an Altmanesque Old West — “McCabe and Mrs. Miller” (1971)

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Roger Moore

Scenes rarely play like “scenes” in the films of Robert Altman. They don’t so much begin, reach their point, and end. The dialogue is cluttered, non-stop, layered in around the leads. “Important” lines from the characters the story is about … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: A waitress in a remote diner — trapped? “Last Straw”

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Roger Moore

Maybe Jessica Belkin is a victim to be. Or maybe those coming for her crossed the wrong waitress. Sept. 20.

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