Daily Archives: September 14, 2024

Movie Preview: A Bad Breakup is an invitation for “Your Monster” to show up

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Roger Moore

This comical riff on “Beauty and the Beast” as the MFF (monster friend forever) who shows up to remind you that no WAY was he ever good enough for you. Get that self-esteem back, girl! Melissa Barrera, launched by the … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Tim Roth and Trine Dyrholm, a couple remembers the “Poison” that broke them

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Roger Moore

This drama about mourning that never ends is a two-hander, based on a play by Lot Vekemans. They stumble into each other years after they parted, a couple that never got over the loss of a child. Liuxembourg-born German actress … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” adds $50, “Speak No Evil” opens well, “Killer’s Game” and “Racist” Walsh bomb

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Roger Moore

Deadline.com is calling it the “second best second weekend” of September for a movie blockbuster, with “Beetlejuice Beetle” on track to earn another $5q million+ follow up to last weekend’s $111 million opening. That will put it within reach of … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Groomed for a Life of Crime in Brazil — “Bandida” (“Outlaw”)

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Roger Moore

The Brazilian thriller “Bandida,” dully-retitled “Outlaw” for North American consumption, is a generic “How I became a criminal” bio-pic with lots of violence but few genuine surprises. If it’s watchable — and it is — attribute that to a gritty, … Continue reading →

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