Daily Archives: February 13, 2025

Documentary Review: An Oscar nominated jazz memoir of Cold War Colonialism and Civil Rights — “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” in Congo

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Roger Moore

Johan Grimonprez’s “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” swirls by — a sea of famous and infamous faces, a parade of voices and a catalog of unpleasant history served up on a bed of bebop, cool jazz and free jazz. The … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Remembering the Events of “September 5” from the TV Control Room that Covered Them

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Roger Moore

“September 5” is a tense and fascinating deep dive into an infamous moment in world history and TV the way it used to be made, back in the olden days of analog, “coming to you live” and “film at 11.” … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Stephen King commits (Amusing-ish) Murder via a Wind-Up Toy — “The Monkey”

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Roger Moore

The blood and guts of “The Monkey” is played for laughs in Osgood Perkins’ film of Stephen King’s monstrous wind-up toy thriller. It’s a heavy-handed, staggering splatter comedy with random laughs mixed with random slaughter, all of it cast and … Continue reading →

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