Monthly Archives: December 2025

Movie Review: Is “The Linguini Incident” (1991) a “Forgotten Gem” of Bowie and Rosanna Arquette?

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Roger Moore

Barely released in theaters when it was finished and tossed out on home video in a flash, “The Linguini Incident” took on a cult film afterlife thanks to its cast — David Bowie co-stars with Rosanna Arquette, Buck Henry, Andre … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Dark, Cryptic ’60s Spy Spoof from Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Italy — “Reflection in a Dead Diamond”

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Roger Moore

The descriptor “spoof” carries certain implications and obligations with it, chief among them “wit.” French filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani have a way with a witty title (“Let the Corpse Tan”). And their early ’60s spy spoof “Reflection in … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: A Holiday Favorite finds Renewed Relevance — “Trading Places”(1983)

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Roger Moore

The “greed is good” ’80s and the vast wealth gap of today created by the “trickle down economics” of the Reagan administration was just kicking in when“Trading Places,” an anarchic comedy about the greedy getting their just deserts, hit theaters. … Continue reading →

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