Daily Archives: September 7, 2024

Movie Preview: Eighty-four years and counting, Universal still claps for the “Wolf Man”

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Roger Moore

This major studio reboot — part of Universal’s horror brand and legacy — has attracted a lot of horror genre talent. The cast (Christopher Abbott has the title role) is lesser known. But Leigh Whannel (“The Invisible Man”) directs, so … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: What do you call “Charlie Tango,” a low-budget sleep-inducing thriller from Canada? A C-Movie

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Roger Moore

It begins, as many indie thrillers do, with great promise. There’s a complicated lead character — wife by day, leather cover-band singer and sex-in-the-club-bathrooms rocker by night, air traffic controller later each night. I know. But stay with me. Pleeeaaase! … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: Boffo B.O. for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” “The Front Room” is a Brandy Bomb

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Roger Moore

The sequel to 1988’s “Beetlejuice,” serving up nostalgia, Winona and O’Hara and Ortega and Keaton and vintage Tim Burton production design, if not laughs, is aiming at being the second best Sept. opening weekend record, with a $110 take on … Continue reading →

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