Daily Archives: January 29, 2025

Movie Preview: The Supernatural looks like “Double Exposure” in this indie thriller

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Roger Moore

Howard Golberg wrote and directed this Freestyle (Feb. 18) release. Caylee Cowan (“Willy’s Wonderland”), Alexander Calvert (“Supernatural,” Gen V”), and Kahyun Kim (“Cocaine Bear,” “St. Denis Medical”).

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Classic Film Review: Sam Fuller’s Red Scare Noir, “Pickup on South Street” (1953)

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Roger Moore

The movies used to sentimentalize mobsters, especially during “the Wars” — WWII and the Cold one that followed. They might be cutthroats, thieves, lowlife grifters and rummies. But when it came to fascists and commies, flesh and blood threats to … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: “Sly Lives! (Aka the Burden of Black Genius)”

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Roger Moore

Questlove, member of The Roots, the house band of “The Tonight Show,” viral sensation via his role in Jimmy Fallon’s “Music on (Kids) Classroom Instruments” cover song gimmick, is quickly emerging as THE music documentarian of the moment. He compiled … Continue reading →

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