Daily Archives: September 26, 2024

Movie Preview: Ana de Armas is no mere Tiny Dancer — “Ballerina” kicks ass in The John Wick universe

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Roger Moore

Ian McShane and the late Lance Reddick and Keanu are back to pass the torch. Oscar winner Anjelica Huston, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Norman Reedus are among the newcomers. McShane’s hotelier/assassin world insider is a groomer? Interesting.

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Movie Review: South Africans bungle their overreaction to “The Shakedown”

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Roger Moore

“The Shakedown” is an intermittently amusing dark comedy about blackmail and the “accidents” that happen when inexperienced folks overreact to it. An over-achieving “wellness and medical” insurance broker irks his dopey mistress and she threatens to expose him, wrecking his … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Jackie Chan has a “Panda Plan”

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Roger Moore

So Jackie Chan plays himself, a legendary big screen action star, who gets trapped in a terrorist attack on a…zoo? I always marvel at how nimble and determinedly athletic Jackie Chan is at 70. I need to take a Tylenol … Continue reading →

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