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Author Archives: Roger Moore
Next screening? Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear consider the horrors of…”Men”
Buckley’s a widow persecuted and tormented over her late husband’s suicide in a patriarchal piece of Britannia that feels like the main plank on any “War on Women” party’s political platform. There or here. Writer-director Alex Garland broke out with … Continue reading
Classic Film Review: Robert Redford IS “Jeremiah Johnson” (1972)
Sorry for the dated movie poster-styled headline. But as the silliest Twitter trend of last week was some youngling’s assertion that “I was this minutes old when I found out Robert Redford was ‘Jeremiah Johnson,’” one does feel the need … Continue reading
Movie Preview: The “Predator” prequel pitting the alien hunter against Native Americans is coming to Hulu
At one point, this 20th Century release was slated for theatrical, right? Am I misremembering that? Sure, it’s a no-stars/all action-VFX genre thriller. But cinema fans would show up, I dare say, if we’re not back in the middle of … Continue reading
Netflixable? Lucy Hale flees drug smugglers in the desert, a “Borrego” chased by lobos
The setting and set-up are reliable, if a bit desert-southwest tried and true. The acting’s tolerable, the action beats good and the finale has a nice kick to it. Even taking into account the messy pieces of the plot, the … Continue reading
Movie Preview: The horrors facing and caused by “The Righteous”
June 10, making religion, and black and white cinema, scary again.
Movie Review: Nothing much happens when you’re trapped in a “Spin State”
“Spin State” is a paranoid British thriller about a disturbed private eye who finds himself investigation a scientist who might have some clues about the source of his disturbance. But as we follow Kline (Jamie Robson) as he tails and … Continue reading
BOX OFFICE: “Dr. Strange” prescribed another $61, “Firestarter” flames out at $3.8
A steep falloff didn’t mean the utter collapse of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” A $61 million weekend shows just how much you can get with a whopping 67% falloff, if the opening weekend is big enough. “Firestarter” … Continue reading
Movie Review: Doesn’t take much cash to film a “Ninja Badass”
“Ninja Badass” is a no-budget novelty, a midnight movie splatter comedy that kind of picks up where “The Foot Fist Way” left off. Writer-director and star Ryan Harrison mashes up kung fu sorcery — no character in it can keep … Continue reading
Movie Preview: Life After College is a test that you can “Cha Cha Real Smooth” — apparently.
A “party starter” played by a chap named Cooper Raiff finds love…Dakota Johnson? There’s a moony swooning period piece quality to it. Leslie Mann plays the too-understanding mom waiting for sonny boy to grow up and get a real job. … Continue reading
Documentary Review — “Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan” looks at historic and modern Mongolia
The filmmakers who gave us the Southeast Asia/Then and Now documentaries “They Call It Myanmar” and “Angkor Awakens” move north for their latest film. “Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan” gives us a summary of Mongolian history and samples … Continue reading