Daily Archives: November 27, 2024

Movie Preview: Before they were Fab, The Beatles needed to meet “Midas Man”

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Roger Moore

This Brian Epstein bio pic stars Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Emily Watson, Eddie Marsan, Eddie Izzard and…Jay Leno as Ed Sullivan. The director did that misguided Eddie Izzard transgender “Doctor Jekyll” of last summer (in the US, 2023 in the UK). “Midas … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Santa’s helpers take it off — “The Merry Gentlemen”

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Roger Moore

Netflix’s conquest of “The Hallmark Holiday Movie” as a genre continues with “The Merry Gentlemen,” a snowy tale of Santa season stripping to save the family bar. These movies follow a fairly strict formula, and this one — scripted by … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Rhys Ifans lures Phoebe Dynevor into the family biz — spying — “Inheritance”

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Roger Moore

For anybody who’d been wondering what director Neil Burger (“The Illusionist,” “The Upside,” The Marsh King’s Daughter”) has coming up next (Jan. 24), here it is. “Inheritance” is a thriller about an aimless, grieving alcoholic daughter who’s just lost her … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Whigham and Coon, a Hitman and his “Victim,” may never get to “Lake George”

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Roger Moore

An ex-con is arm-twisted into solving “a little problem that needs to go away” — a mobster’s ex-girlfriend — in “Lake George,” a dark, dry and funny “hit-man” thriller where the “hit-man” keeps insisting “I don’t do that kind of … Continue reading →

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