Author Archives: Roger Moore

The end — when it comes — arrives by cell phone, a text message virus that crashes servers and tips our wired-in/dialed-up civilization into collapse. Anarchy begins, bikers and gun nuts and rogue National Guardsman run the show.But if we’re … Continue reading →

Truth in advertising? “Alien Abduction” is about just that.And it’s as simple in concept as it is in title — a hand-held camera/found footage bogeyman thriller in the “Blair Witch” mold.A family of five heads to the mountain of North … Continue reading →

The superhuman efforts director Joe Johnston made to persuade Chris Evans to re-enlist in the comic book movie universe as “Captain America” pay more dividends in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” Evans, that perfect specimen of American manhood, really sells … Continue reading →

In the cinema, nothing is more legendary than a movie that never got made. We’ll never know what Orson Welles’ “Don Quixote” or “Dead Calm” would have been. We’ll never see Stanley Kubrick’s “Napoleon.” But these films, limited only by … Continue reading →

At 41, moviegoers think they know what they’re getting when they see Jude Law’s name in the opening credits. A tabloid darling, the “Aflie” of his generation, Law’s screen presence is summed up by British critic Brian Viner thusly.“Best suited … Continue reading →

Dom Hemingway doesn’t so much converse as rant — long, colorful, creative tirades that seem to run through the entire Cockney vocabulary he polished while in prison. He rants about the guy who married the wife who divorced him, about … Continue reading →

True cases of people suffering from multiple personality disorders are among the most harrowing encounters most of us could ever expect to face this side of the supernatural. The idea that a person is not just “acting” like wildly different … Continue reading →

A good per-screen average, decent reviews and a 3D release (in some theaters) helped Darren Aronosky’s “Noah” open at a surprisingly robust $44 million. Predictions were in the $30s. “Divergent” held more audience than I could have guessed. Tween and … Continue reading →

Donald Rumsfeld smiles, spins and passes the buck as he spars with Oscar winning documentary filmmaker Errol Morris in “The Unknown Known.” Rumsfeld has the certitude of a man — so dismissive of any questioning of his thinking and decision … Continue reading →

Paramount’s Darren Aronofsky/Russell Crowe gamble is paying off, hitting $45 million or so by Sunday night, a box office take well above expectations — which were in the mid-30s. That’s based on a big Friday, but we’ll see how Sat. … Continue reading →