Daily Archives: February 12, 2025

Movie Preview: Viola Davis is a president who takes matters in her own hands when her family is threatened at a “G20” meeting

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Roger Moore

Clark Gregg, Anthony Anderson, Ramon Rodriguez and Antony Starr co-star in this “Air Force One” styled thriller. Amazon has this one set for April 10 (Streaming only? release. If only…

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Movie Preview: Steve Coogan goes “Feel Good” for “The Penguin Lessons”

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Roger Moore

A true story, an Argentine coup in the making, private school kids inspired by “The Penguin Lessons” from a teacher who reluctantly rescued one on the beach.

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Netflixable? French lad knows Mom is the ultimate “Honeymoon Crasher”

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Honeymoon Crasher” (“Lune de miel avec ma mère”) is a seriously sentimental, seriously tame comedy about a dull guy with risk issues and mommy issues and how he spends his honeymoon. It’s French (subtitled, or dubbed) and considering the subject, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, but “It’s about the dog” — “The Friend”

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Roger Moore

Watts and Murray and a Great Dane “in mourning.” In New York. Carla Gugino, Ann Dowd and Constance Wu also star in this Bleecker St. dramedy. March 28.

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Movie Preview: A Teacher gives his all to Create an Artist — Toby Jones is “Mr. Burton”

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Roger Moore

Jones, Harry Lawtey and Lesley Manville offer up an origin story for a screen icon. He’s Welsh, two-fisted. And he might have a taste for drink. And those are the only clues I’ll give you. April 4, in the U.K.

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Movie Review: Hell hath no fury like the heroine of Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths”

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Roger Moore

Pansy is a 50something Londoner in a roomy new flat that she keeps immaculate, married and wholly supported by her plumber husband of many years, Curtley. And all Pansy does, from morning til night, is “rage, rage against the dying … Continue reading →

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