Author Archives: Roger Moore

His screen work in recent years has taken on a lot of different colors — conflicted guys, crooked guys, and in “Filth,” James McAvoy takes things even further afield as a devious, reprobate — a bad, bad cop.   “Trance,” … Continue reading →

The reviews haven’t been generous. There’s the sense, among the cognoscenti, that this Sony “Spider-Man” beast is just too cynical, too generic, too lacking, to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Marvel marvels that “Captain America,” “Iron Man,” “The Avengers” … Continue reading →

There are often course corrections by critics over the course of a director’s career, or over the path of a film franchise. Maybe critics, like Siskel & Ebert at the start of the “Ace Ventura” era, will all of a … Continue reading →

Folding fans flutter, bosoms heave above Empire-waisted dresses and class distinctions get in the way of true love. But in the 18th century romance “Belle,” the young British aristocrat trying to find her place, in society, and in love, is … Continue reading →

It’s easy to forget the dark ages — when women died in their thousands and the staid, male-dominated medical profession didn’t react with alarm and purpose in trying to figure out why, when geneticists wouldn’t roll up their sleeves to … Continue reading →

If there’s a tie that binds most of the characters of the Marvel Universe together, it’s the mutability of the supposedly immutable human body. Characters are poisoned by radiation, zapped by electricity, bitten by spiders or broken, crushed, ruined or … Continue reading →

It happened Friday night. It’s not on a lot of screens, and it only earned $39,000 nationwide all day Friday. But for fans who won’t just “Let it Go,” Disney’s “Frozen” has passed a pretty big milestone.  Little girls, and … Continue reading →

Ivan Locke is organized. We can tell by the way he loads everything he’ll need into his BMW SUV. He’s a born manager, a gifted multi-tasker. Every call he makes or takes carries the tone of a man calming down … Continue reading →