Daily Archives: February 23, 2025

Movie Review: A Young Hitman is tested by “Old Guy” Christoph Waltz, his Mentor

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Roger Moore

Hitman thrillers long ago ran out of anything new to do with the genre, lapsing into glib sometime after “La Femme Nikita” back in the ’90s. Nowadays, “glib” isn’t enough. If you’re not aiming for “flippant” like 1974’s “Thunderbolt and … Continue reading →

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Series Review: A Canadian Comic Moves to a Farm — “Tom Green Country”

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Roger Moore

The Canadian cut-up Tom Green was always an acquired taste. He showed up on the Canadian comedy scene post-“Second City,” a young self-promoting prankster who got “The Tom Green Show” on fringe Canadian TV and then MTV, making a name … Continue reading →

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