Daily Archives: December 16, 2025

Movie Preview: Spielberg Welcomes the Aliens — Again — “Disclosure Day”

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Roger Moore

Emily Blunt plays a weathercaster who, um, takes a moment in this summer epic of a “They Live/Signs/X-Files” messianic variety. The trailer gives us just enough info to be intrigued and summon up memories of Spielberg’s other sci-fi epics.

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Movie Review: Mexico’s Oscar hope — “We Shall Not be Moved (No nos moverán)”

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Roger Moore

Dostoyevsky’s obsession with the unpunished murderers walking among us weighs heavily on the politics of the present. Criminals whose crimes against people, nations and the rule of law are committed in plain sight or proven in court roam free. People … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: An Oedenkirk “Nobody” faces “Fargo”when it comes to Sleepy “Normal” Minnesooota

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Roger Moore

This Bob Oedenkirk as Man of Violence section of his career is less credible than Liam Neeson’s career third act. Neeson used to box. And Neeson growls. Oedenkirk didn’t and doesn’t. But this Minnesota joke could be violent fun.

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So “Northern Exposure” (1990-95) stole from “Local Hero” (1983)?

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Roger Moore

I’ve never made a secret of my ongoing affection for Bill Forsyth’s classic fish-out-of-water comedy “Local Hero,” the sort of pixiedusted picture that conjured an adoration for small town Scotland even in people who’d yet to venture there when it … Continue reading →

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