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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 Review: You won’t “Love the Coopers”

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Roger Moore

We all know what happens when we overload our plate at big family holiday meals. Our eyes are bigger than our stomachs, the tasty starches take precedence and we rationalize all those samples of extra sugary desserts we squeeze in … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Shelter”

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Roger Moore

It’s tempting — entirely TOO tempting — to write off “Shelter” as another exercise in an actress dressing down and uglying up. Beautiful women of the movies like to take a walk on the unkempt and homeless side, often just … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Last Witch Hunter”

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Roger Moore

The less said about the flop “The Last Witch Hunter,” the better. But consider this. Would it have been made without Vin Diesel? And would Vin Diesel still have a career if the “Fast and Furious” franchise earned the sort … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Cranston dials down Dalton for “Trumbo”

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Roger Moore

“Trumbo” is a warm and witty profile in courage. It’s about the principled, prolific and unfairly punished screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, he of “The Hollywood Ten,” men persecuted for their beliefs during the Hollywood witch hunt that took place during the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Man Up”

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Roger Moore

Sure, “Man Up” stars two of our favorite on-screen funny folk — Lake “In a World…” Bell and Simon “Shaun of the Dead” Pegg. But Bell, playing a lovelorn Brit, takes a while to settle into the character and the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The 33”

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Roger Moore

The miraculous rescue of 33 men trapped in a Chilean gold mine 2300 feet underground was one of the feel-good stories of 2010. It makes for a touching and amusing if overlong movie from the director of “Under the Same … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Flutter”

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Roger Moore

A “Flutter,” the opening credits of the film of that title tell us, is Brit-slang for “a small wager.” That sets us up for a movie in the sordid world of betting on sports — Cockney gambling addicts who rarely … Continue reading →

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Box Office: “Spectre” opens 17% lower than “Skyfall, “Peanuts” not quite a blockbuster

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Roger Moore

It was obvious from the product tie-ins, the clumsy way the studio promoted it and the early reviews that “Spectre” represented a pretty serious fall-off in the again-burgeoning James Bond franchise. Not fatal, just serious. It turns out the critical … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Armor of Light”

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Roger Moore

“The Armor of Light” is a documentary of faith, a film about a dramatic conversion. The Rev. Rob Schenck doesn’t find Jesus over the course of it. He’s been an evangelical preacher for decades and a mainstay in the modern … Continue reading →

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Book Review — Judd Apatow’s “Sick in the Head: Conversations about Life and Comedy”

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Roger Moore

Finally got around to Judd Apatow’s comic memoir, “Sick in the Head,” an autobiographically revealing series of Q & A’s he’s done with people in the business of funny over the decades. Decades? He started as a precocious teen, setting … Continue reading →

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