Author Archives: Roger Moore

Unknown's avatar

About Roger Moore

Movie Critic, formerly with McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, published in Spin Magazine, The World and now published here, Orlando Magazine, Autoweek Magazine

Movie Review: Douglas and Morse reminisce about Belize, “Looking Through Water”

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Roger Moore

The best most screen actors can hope for in their dotage is roles that don’t embarrass or seem beneath them. The lucky ones land a decent scripted series or a challenging supporting role on the big screen. But too many … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Movie Review: Douglas and Morse reminisce about Belize, “Looking Through Water”

Movie Review: “The Million Dollar Bet” is doomed to Never Pay Off

Posted on June 14, 2026 by Roger Moore

Here’s your one sentence pitch for “The Million Dollar Bet.” A doesn’t-sweat-anything gambler talks “friends” into betting him that he can’t run 70 miles in 24 hours — in Vegas — with a sandstorm bearing down on Sin City. You’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Movie Review: “The Million Dollar Bet” is doomed to Never Pay Off

Movie Review: The Sad Aftershocks of “Obsession”

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Roger Moore

Months into its hype, inspiring think-piece essays on the feminist underpinnings and the cost of the toxic male gaze do little to prepare you for the actual experience of watching Curry Barker’s “Obsession.” It’s horrific, gruesome at times and grim … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Movie Review: This “Tuner” has an Ear for Safecracking

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Roger Moore

It’s built around a methodical, arcane and dying artistic profession set in a digitized, short-attention span world. There’s a love story whose backdrop is the classical music where virtuosos practice their art, and piano tuners practice theirs. And a heist … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Movie Review: This “Tuner” has an Ear for Safecracking

Movie Review: The Earth Stands Still for “Disclosure Day”

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Roger Moore

A vast conspiracy battles militant truth tellers to keep The Biggest Secret of All as the world hurtles towards World War III in Steven Spielberg’s third crack at a “Close Encounters” story, “Disclosure Day.” It’s predicated on the belief that … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Movie Review: The Earth Stands Still for “Disclosure Day”

Netflixable? A World Cup that Almost Wasn’t — “Mexico ’86”

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Roger Moore

What might have been a comical lark about a “villain” who was actually a “hero” in shepherding the World Cup to Mexico becomes a stumbling, ungainly grind in “Mexico ’86,” a Netflix soccer film about the dirty dealing it takes … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Netflixable? A World Cup that Almost Wasn’t — “Mexico ’86”

Documentary Review: Regenerative Farming Catches a Wave — “Groundswell”

Posted on June 9, 2026 by Roger Moore

“Groundswell” is another upbeat sermon on the ecological, personal, cultural and global benefits of turning the world back towards “regenerative agriculture,” the idea that “the old ways” were better. Because farming on a smaller scale, with a mix of pastures, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Documentary Review: Regenerative Farming Catches a Wave — “Groundswell”

Classic Film Review: Life Lived on the Margins on an Island off Ireland — “Man of Aran” (1934)

Posted on June 8, 2026 by Roger Moore

Hard lives the way they used to be lived are the subject of documentarian Robert Flaherty’s classic “Man of Aran,” a fictional film capturing the traditions of the past on Ireland’s Aran Islands in the 1930s. A black and white … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Classic Film Review: Life Lived on the Margins on an Island off Ireland — “Man of Aran” (1934)

Netflixable? “Ladies First” remakes “I’m Not an Easy Man” in Sexist Shades of British

Posted on June 8, 2026 by Roger Moore

One of the most popular Netflix films from France, “I’m Not an Easy Man” earns a British-accented remake with “Ladies First,” a gender-reversing Sacha Baron Cohen/Rosamund Pike rom-com. Seems to me I traded cars on the review traffic from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Netflixable? “Ladies First” remakes “I’m Not an Easy Man” in Sexist Shades of British

Series Review: Snails, AgBots and Rich Farmer Guy/Old Guy Problems — “Clarkson’s Farm 5”

Posted on June 8, 2026 by Roger Moore

The novelty’s mostly worn off but some of the charm remains on “Clarkson’s Farm” as the British TV series about a rich and famous novice farmer’s misadventures in Oxfordshire returns for its fifth season. Veteran TV presenter and “Top Gear” … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Series Review: Snails, AgBots and Rich Farmer Guy/Old Guy Problems — “Clarkson’s Farm 5”