Daily Archives: August 4, 2025

Netflixable? Swedish Law Student attempts “An Honest Life” among Anarchists

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

Young Simon learns the Latin phrase “Ex Liga Libertas,” “from the law comes freedom,” on his first day at law school in Lund, Sweden. But hanging out with anarchists, listening to their “always be drunk” Baudelaire rules for living and … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Jamie Lee and Woody and Emma Mackey in James L. Brooks’ “Ella McCay

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

Brit Emma Mackey of “Barbie” and “Death on the Nile” has the title role, a 34 year old governor with family issues. Kumail Nanjiani, Albert Brooks, Jamie Lee Curtis and Woody Harrelson flesh out an all-star cast. Julie Kavner narrates, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Denzel and Spike do Kurosawa –“Highest 2 Lowest”

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

Jeffrey Wright, Aubrey Joseph, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky, Wendell Pierce, Rick Fox and Ice Spice also star in Spike Lee’s version of Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low,” the third take on that 1963 ransom script, this one set in the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Father seeks Justice and Answers about his Murdered Child — “Barron’s Cove”

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

Screenwriter Evan Ari Kelman wrote a script — “Barron’s Cove” — that made “The Black List,” a survey of studio folks who vote on the “most liked” unproduced scripts they’ve read in a given year. In eventually making the sale … Continue reading →

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