Monthly Archives: May 2026

Movie Review: Car Salesman “Breadwinner” turns Mister Mom Wannabe

Posted on May 31, 2026 by Roger Moore

Comic Nate Bargatze’s Hollywood studio comedy debut, “The Breadwinner,” is another “Mister Mom/Daddy Daycare” knockoff, a “Dad’s no good at kiddie caregiving” conceit that’s so moldy and out of date that the less said about this stiff the better. But … Continue reading →

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Series Review: Nic Cage’s a Private Eye Ensnared in “Spider-Noir”

Posted on May 28, 2026 by Roger Moore

Nicolas Cage dons the hat, mask, leather and goggles and plunges straight into the Spider-Verse in “Spider-Noir,” the latest Marvel spin-off to earn a series treatment. An appearance previewed way back in the animated “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” predicated on … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: The Tragedy of Thatcherism as it Happened — “Looks and Smiles” (1981)

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Roger Moore

Finding love and then discovering there’s nowhere for it to go thanks to a contracting economy and government hellbent on “breaking” the working class is what Ken Loach’s very fine “Looks and Smiles,” a 1981 classic that offered the first … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: Sate your Bond Appetite with Music — “The Sound of 007”

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Roger Moore

With the overdue annointing of a new James Bond coming any day/week/month or year now, those hunting for a 007 fix can be excused for tapping their watches and glowering at MGM/Amazon, which will be producing and releasing it. Eventually. … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Even the most Righteous Revenge has a Cost — “Is God Is”

Posted on May 25, 2026 by Roger Moore

Writer-director Alaesha Harris makes a furious feature film debut with “Is God Is,” an ugly, unblinking slice of African American Gothic horror as relevant as a headline and as timeless as a parable. It’s about two fire-scarred sisters “always on … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: Celebrating the NBA Player, Coach and GM — “Jerry West: The Logo”

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Roger Moore

“Jerry West: The Logo” is a glossy updating of the timeworn NFL Films era formula of documentaries celebrating athletes. It’s officially sanctioned, touching on only the uncomfortable corners that its subject — NBA legend Jerry West — approved of. West … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Revolution will be Shoplifted– “I Love Boosters”

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Roger Moore

Capitalism’s end game is taunted and satirized in “I Love Boosters,” a loopy, anarchic comedy about shoplifting, fashion, media mass indoctrination and This Cultural Moment. The latest from the rapper and songwriter turned filmmaker Boots Riley (“Sorry to Bother You”) … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Sally Field and an Octopus each Ponder “Remarkably Bright Creatures” peering through the Glass

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Roger Moore

“Remarkably Bright Creatures” is a sweet, sentimental and gratingly-cloying tale of a grieving widow who forms a relationship with the ageing Giant Pacific Octopus at the small town aquarium where she’s the cleaning lady. It introduces but never really addresses … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Faith & Family meet in a Vegas Brew Pub — “God & Beer”

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Roger Moore

A dash of Irish twinkle provided by Jared Dalley isn’t enough to recommend “God & Beer,” a drab little faith-based dramedy set in a Las Vegas brew pub, of all places. Flatly-acted, with indifferent direction, amateurish writing, staging , makeup … Continue reading →

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Series Review: “How to Get to Heaven from Belfast” takes Derry “Girls” to Dublin and Donegal along the Way

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Roger Moore

Here’s a delighftul weekend’s binge, a daft and darkly comic trip to the Emerald Isle that’s a lot cheaper than flying, with a lot more laughs than you’ll get from wrangling with DHS. “How to Get to Heaven from Belfast” … Continue reading →

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