Monthly Archives: September 2025

Classic Film Review: An Ealing Comedy of Capital and Labor and “The Man in the White Suit” (1951)

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Roger Moore

In the years after “The War,” Britons got back to indulging the quirkier aspects of a national character that “Keep Calm and Carry On” had superceded, at least as far as “Fritz” and his “Bloodthirsty Guttersnipe” gang were concerned. The … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Moss and Hudson battle over the “Shell” of Eternal Beauty

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Shell” is a body horror thriller with hints of Michael Critchton’s “At What Price Eternal Beauty?” sci-fi “Looker,” and pretensions of the Demi Moore satire it borrows from the most, “The Substance.” An actress pursues the latest thing in beauty … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: The Allegory is Obvious — “Wicked: For Good,” the final Trailer

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Your wizard lies!” Subtle. And in sky writing, no less. Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Dinklage, Bowen Yang, Jonathan Bailey and Michelle Yeoh — a diverse cast with a woke-as-all-get-out message to send in song and one-liners. Nov. … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: German Kids Resist Facism When They Learn the difference between “Truth & Treason”

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Roger Moore

The world remembers and obsesses over history’s monsters, but it reveres those who resist hatred and tyranny. Especially young people clever enough to figure out other peoples’ “fuhrer” is an empty suit, a vindictive clown and stupid. Ewan Horrocks of … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Christian Bale is The Monster, Maggie Gyllenhaal makes Jessie Buckley “The Bride” of Franken-you-know-who

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Roger Moore

One Gyllenhaal (Maggie) steps behind the camera, another (Jake) in front of it for this all star re-imagining of “The Bride of Frankenstein.” Set it during the James Whale Gothic America of the 1930s, put Oscar winner Christian Bale in … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Senior” is “A 59 year-old ‘Rudy'”

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Roger Moore

If you’re a sports fan, chances are if you’ve ever heard of Sul Ross State University, it’s because they let a 59 year-old walk-on play football for them back in the mid 2000s. That true story of Mike Flynt, who’d … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Argentine Teen Dreams of “Alemania” (Germany)

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Alemania” is a quietly compelling coming-of-age melodrama set in Argentina. A teenage girl focuses on one dream — a semester abroad studying in Germany. But her troubled family life in the the country’s 1990s economic downturn threatens that goal. Her … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Kirsten Callaghan is Mercedes Gleitze, an Aspiring Channel crosser out for her “Vindication Swim”

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Roger Moore

“I DID swim the Channel!” “I know that you did, but they’ll never BELIEVE you.” An accomplished long-distance swimmer, a hoax and period piece that probably won’t be able to ignore the fact that an American beat her to the … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: A Son Hunts for the WWII Pilot Father he Barely Knew beyond “The Green Box: At the Heart of War”

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Roger Moore

As World War II fades into history and the numbers of those who lived through it and can bear witness about it decline by the hour, the lessons of that era seem doomed to be forgotten. Generations have grown up … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? “Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story”

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Roger Moore

The stakes could not be higher. The sneering gang of armed men burst into the house, punch and abuse the inhabitants and ransack the place looking for “the money.” The husband is bloodied and the pregnant wife slapped around, all … Continue reading →

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