Daily Archives: August 14, 2025

Movie Review: Parenthood — “A Little Prayer” that Never Ends

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Roger Moore

“A Little Prayer” comes to theaters to add a grownup grace note to the end of the summer cinema of 2025. It’s about parenting, the job that never ends and the parents who never stop second-guessing how they’re managing it. … Continue reading →

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It’s “Nobody 2” Thursday, Maybe with Sydney Sweeney and “Americana” thrown in

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Americana” has been sitting on a shelf, waiting for some August weekend (slow business) to open on for a couple of years. Low expectations? Sure. (Review here) Bob Odenkirk takes and throws punches? Again? On vacation? Who’s not down for … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Baby Assassins 3,” “Nice Days” for killing?

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Roger Moore

Truth be told, the world didn’t need a third “Baby Assassins” movie. All writer-director Yuko Sakamoto did was make a longer, more bloated, more character-cluttered version of the first two films. And five years have passed. Our Japanese kewpie doll … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Whishaw details for us “Peter Hujar’s Day” — a photographer exposed

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Roger Moore

It’s 1974, and Rebecca Hall as Linda Rosenkrantz interviews a not-quite-famous portrait photographer for a…profile? “To find out how people fill up our days.” A moment in time not-quite-explained by a guy who was a part of it, photographing it … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: This “Duchess” Smuggles Diamonds and Gets Her Revenge

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Duchess” is the sort of very bad, over-the-top violent Guy Ritchie knockoff that you get when the wrong film actor or actress takes that “create your own breaks/write a role for yourself” advice seriously. Charlotte Kirk‘s a Brit with a … Continue reading →

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