Author Archives: Roger Moore

Well, here’s Michael Caine throwing a little shade — or at least some perspective — on the whole #OscarsSoWhite/#whiteOscars/#boycottOscars dust up. “You can’t vote for an actor because he’s black” is the pull-quote that folks are fixating on for maximum … Continue reading →

Young Adults save the world in so much of the fiction aimed at Young Adults. And when this science fiction comes to the big screen, YA fiction becomes PYA, full of PYTs. It’s a future where the boys have peach … Continue reading →

Well, it’s no “Inside/Out.” The first animated offering from the brain of Charlie Kaufman (“Being John Malkovich”) started life as a play about the mechanical banality of modern existence, and perhaps the emptiness of narcissism. So naturally the fellow who … Continue reading →

The decades may have passed, but the recipe for vintage ’80s sci-fi cheese has not been lost. “Lazer Team” is a goofy riff on “The Last Starfighter,” or a “Pixels” without the Curse of Adam Sandler hanging over it. A … Continue reading →

Audiences are ignoring critics and flocking to “Ride Along 2.” Sad, but true. At least for Friday. Once word of mouth trickles down to the critic proof — got to figure that dog will lose its way. But as things … Continue reading →

Kevin Hart may be the Hardest Working Little Man in Show Business. A new movie in theaters, two more due out later this year, he’s cashing in while the cash is good. But he’s running low on funny. “Ride Along … Continue reading →

Animation studios cast Big Names in their movies because they figure there’s baggage — the good kind — attached to their voices. But not everybody is gifted with a naturally funny voice like say, a Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy or … Continue reading →

As we all try to process the awful news that Alan Rickman has died the same week as his contemporary, David Bowie, the Oscar nominations are out. And here’s what the Academy proved. They let the Golden Globe voters basically … Continue reading →

Action auteur Michael Bay handles the Battle of Benghazi like the political hot potato it is, turning this tale of the attacks on US facilities there and the death of a U.S. ambassador into a reasonably balanced, action-packed and fact-based … Continue reading →

The 36th (Has it been that long?) Golden Raspberry Award nominations are out. Not good news for the likes of “Fifty Shades of Grey” and Sly Stallone. Then again, maybe Stallone will show up, a la Sandra Bullock, because he … Continue reading →