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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 Preview: Public Domain “Popeye?” “Shiver Me Timbers,” the Red Band Trailer

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

So this is a hard-R rated trailer for the kiddie cartoon hero Popeye the Sailor Man, a character that moved into the public domain — like Winnie the Pooh, et al — and is now up for grabs for a … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Waitress by day, Lady Wrassler by night at a time when being “Queen of the Ring” was Illegal

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

Emily Bett Rickards (“Arrow”) stars as real-life wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke in this 1930s period piece, with Josh Lucas as the manager who believes in her and Francesca Eastwood, Walton Goggins and Tyler Posey in support. This opens March 7. … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Skarsgard and Hopkins star in the remake of “4×4” — “Locked”

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

I was wondering my review of this taut, sinister Argentine thriller “4×4” was trending, four years after I wrote it. And when the film came out, I wondered how long it would take for Hollywood to cast and remake this … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “Final Destination: Bloodlines”

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

I always liked the “Final Destination” movies, with their obsession with coincidence and “death’s grand design” that seals your fate, especially if you’re young and you’ve somehow dodged a bullet. Or fatal plane crash or lumber truck accident.  “Bloodlines” will … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Whatever you do, Don’t Give “Jade” a Blade

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Cool” is the lifeblood of an indie thriller. Park your tale in a novel “cool” setting. Serve up a “cool” heist/scheme/plot, preferably with epic brawls, chases or shootouts. Cast a cool heavy. But even if you ignore or narrowly miss … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Dairy Farm Fails during a Magical Packers Playoff Run — “Green and Gold”

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Green and Gold” is an homage to the “trouble on the farm” movies — “The River,” “Country,” “Places in the Heart” — that were a both a staple of the Reagan/Bush years, and largely a product of Reagan/Bush policies. This … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “The Last Days of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette” — “The Deluge”

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Roger Moore

As this French Revolution tale stars Melanie Laurent and Guillaume Canet, one would hope an American distributor would jump on this title. It’s finished its festival run and is about to hit French cinemas. Sooner or later, North America will … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Bill Murray, Jennifer Coolidge, Gabrielle Union and Pete Davidson — Trigger Happy “Riff Raff”

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Roger Moore

Low rent gangsters keep their feuds all in the family? Ed Harris, Emanuela Postacchini and Lewis Pullman also star in this violent farce, which rolls out March 6.

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Movie Preview: “M3GAN 2.0”

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Roger Moore

Nothing like an upgrade, amIright? The horror audience has been mostly AWOL for the past year. “Nosferatu” blew up, but “Presence” and “Companion” are far more indicative of the malaise that has set in with fans of that genre. Tepid … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? A Disabled Child, a Mom Determined to Save Him — “Lucca’s World”

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Roger Moore

A guilt-ridden journalist tries everything, grasping at any “miracle treatments” straw, in an effort to save her disabled-at-birth son in “Lucca’s World,” an engrossing Around the World with Netflix weeper from Mexico. Based on the non-fiction book by Bárbara Anderson, … Continue reading →

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