Author Archives: Roger Moore

“Ant Man,” the popcorn shrimp of summer popcorn pictures, becomes “Ant Man and The Wasp” as a sequel — twice the super-heroes in the title, less than half the laughs and thrills. It’s the most underwhelming of the year’s endless … Continue reading →

Matt Dillon is the kindly doctor who takes in the mixed-race orphan (Ryan Potter) who pines for the pretty blonde (Olivia Ritchie) at the plantation down the road in this (August 17 release) drama. Jim Caviezel plays a tippling physician … Continue reading →

Jay-Z and Paramount put together this limited docu-series, about the South Florida teen whose family visit to Sanford, FL ended in tragedy and infamy. A 2012 case and it still resonates. July 30 on BET (per Gizmodo media) and Paramount … Continue reading →

He finds her in the tub, waiting to die. She doesn’t. “Why do you like me?”  Daisy (Jordan Hinson, who scripted the film) asks. “Because you’re young and rich and beautiful and you haven’t called the cops” is really the … Continue reading →

This small-distributor horror film/thriller was picked up at Sundance and earns a limited release Aug. 10. Kind of “It” without the supernatural element, without every adult clueless to the threat. Promising.  “All serial killers live next door to somebody.”

A government bent on keeping the existence of and possible threats posed by “UFOs,” and the film presence of sci-fi fave Gillian Anderson made me wonder if this new movie was inspired by the 1970s British TV series about a … Continue reading →

A couple of years back, I reviewed an Idris Elba thriller, a high-toned B-movie called “The Take.” One thing that surprised me was him singing the song that runs under the closing credits. Is there nothing Idris can’t do? I … Continue reading →

Every zombie fan has a secret plan for surviving Apocalypse Undead. We’ve all seen “World War Z,” maybe taken mental notes during “Zombieland.” Do you stockpile food, water and arms and head for the hills? Signal for fellow survivors so … Continue reading →

In “The First Purge,” the Apocalypse is now. The most politically potent sci-fi/horror film series since the early years of George A. Romero gets a bloody, visceral and yes, emotional prequel with “The First Purge,” the movie that tells how … Continue reading →

Will is the embodiment of a doting dad, and a “good provider” boiled down to that phrase’s essential meaning. He spends all day, every day with daughter Tom. He keeps her clothed, healthy, warm and fed, home schools her and … Continue reading →