Daily Archives: July 25, 2026

Movie Review — “Hadestown: The Musical”

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Roger Moore

The Tony Award-winning musical “Hadestown” comes to the big screen as “Hadestown: The Musical,” a filmed version of the show, earns a one week theatrical run. It’s a kind of whitebread New Orleans juke joint musical, a 1930-set retelling of … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Crossing the Wrong Vet leads to “Motor City” Mayhem

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Roger Moore

As gimmicks go, cranking out a formulaic ’70s thriller with no dialogue, with set-piece scenes cut to songs from the era by David Bowie, Donna Summer, The Moody Blues, Bill Withers, Sniff-n Tears and Fleetwood Mac works for me. Potsy … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Class, Soccer, Second Chance Love and Addiction — Ken Loach’s “My Name is Joe” (1998)

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Roger Moore

Ken Loach is a filmmaker renowned for the working class naturalism of his films, for making sweeping dramas and intimate melodramas with political, economic and social justice (or injustice) subtexts. “My Name is Joe” (1998) is one of the more … Continue reading →

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