Daily Archives: June 21, 2025

Classic Film Review: Pinter, Losey and Bogarde wind up the Clockwork Creepiness of “The Servant”(1963)

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Roger Moore

It’s been so long since I reviewed anything scripted by Nobel laureate Harold Pinter that I had to refresh my memory about the traits associated with the phrase “Pinteresque.” Let’s see, an “atmosphere of menace,” suspense and tension heightened by … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: A “Found Footage” horror comedy about faking Bigfoot

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Roger Moore

Maybe it’s just me, but doesn’t it feel as if any “found footage” spoof should have come out, oh, 12-20 years ago? Of COURSE that title’s already been used (on a 2012 thriller, and a 2016 “3D” horror comedy). The … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Old friends, “Cannibus infused” cuisine, and a missile on its way to wreck the party — “Nuked”

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Roger Moore

It’s the year of apocalyptic movies, thanks to the last few years of American politics. Lucy Punch, Justin Bartha, Anna Camp and Natasha Legerro star in Deena Kashper’s “We’re all gonna DIE!” stoned farce.

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Netflixable? A Brazilian pop-star biopic — “Latin Blood: The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso”

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Roger Moore

From the moment little Ney de Souza Pereira spied cabaret and carnival icon Elvira Pagã on the stage, the die was cast and his young life had purpose. All those beatings he stubbornly endured from his military officer dad because … Continue reading →

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