Monthly Archives: July 2024

Movie Preview: An historic theatrical thriller, Ian McKellan as “The Critic”

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Roger Moore

Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Lesley Manville and Romola Garai and Ben Hodges also star in this Brit thriller about a venomous critic “outed” and out for revenge. This looks wicked fierce, and delicious.

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Movie Preview: John Cena helps Awkwafina survive winning the wrong “Jackpot!”

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Roger Moore

Simu Liu is a heavy, with Sean William Scott and Machine Gun Kelly, now going by MgK (Whatever bottle blond Colson Baker) also star. August 15 this MGM release pops up on Amazon Prime Video

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Netflixable? Joey King stands out among Oscar winners and Zac in tepid “A Family Affair”

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Roger Moore

The collective star power and screen charisma of Nicole Kidman, Kathy Bates, Zac Efron and Joey King can’t pull the dull, unromantic and utterly predictible romanntic comedy “A Family Affair” out of the doldrums. Scripted and directed by the usually … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Childish Gambino reminds us how “useless” singers will be when the world ends — “Bando Stone and the New World”

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Roger Moore

This looks funny, famous dude wakes up on an island to discover everybody’s gone save for a few survivors and assorted murderous threats. And realizes just how little he has to contribute to society in this “New World.” Donald Glover, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Maisy Stella meets her “middle aged” self — Aubrey Plaza, aka “My Old Ass”

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Roger Moore

This Sept. 13 MGM release has a laugh-out-loud funny trailer, a cute and sentimental premise and the wisdom of “old” Aubrey Plaza — “Be nicer to Mom,” “The only thing you can’t get back is time.” Plaza as a profane, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Patricia Clarkson takes her “Norma Rae” shot at her workplace rights — “Lilly”

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Roger Moore

This Alabama bio-drama is about gender discrimination in the workplace, and the harassment and cut-rate pay faced by Lilly Ledbetter at a Goodyear plant in the union-fearing American South. Clarkson, 64, is a few years older than Ledbetter was when … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Jimmy Stewart, Paulette Goddard and Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights play for radio’s “Pot o’Gold” (1941)

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Roger Moore

In an earlier life, I used to produce and engineer (record and edit) radio programs at the University of North Dakota public radio stations. A great favorite was the weekly taping with historian and history teacher Robert Wilkins, host of … Continue reading →

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