Author Archives: Roger Moore

It takes a few minutes to settle in and figure out just what the hell is going on in “Dark Journey,” a twisty and handsomely-mounted romantic thriller of the espionage variety produced on the eve of World War II. The … Continue reading →

Adam Sandler voices an aged lizard who wants to escape to the Everglades but finds himself dispensing life advice to fifth graders in the classroom where he’s one of the resident pet reptiles in “Leo,” an animated comedy that’s passably … Continue reading →

Too old, too tall, too American, too introverted and mumbly to be a mesmirizing leader of men and commanding presence at court, perhaps your first thoughts on hearing about a new big screen “Napoleon” were “Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte? … Continue reading →

“See You on Venus” is a swooning, sad-eyed romance in which our young-couple-to-be are buried under tragedy upon tragedy and every dire romantic complication under the sun. Well, save for one. At least they don’t discover they’re long lost siblings. … Continue reading →

Honestly, this idea of a woman needing a fake fiance/husband/steady beau and “hiring” somebody to “play” the part has to be an invention of the movies. If there are real businesses that provide “The Boyfriend Experience” without the “gigolo” contract … Continue reading →

That venerable children’s classic “The Velveteen Rabbit” is the Ur Text of any entertainment meant for children that’s about toys and the love that it takes to make them “real,” even if does have a hint of “Pinocchio” about it. … Continue reading →

How good was Joss Ackland at being bad? Most of us first noticed this British character actor in a couple of late ’80s films in which he stepped into the foreground — “White Mischief” and “Lethal Weapon 2.” As one … Continue reading →

Return we now to the subgenre of Gothic terror known as “folk horror,” a tale that is the spiritual kin of “The Wicker Man,” “Midsomer” and “The Blair Witch Project.” “Lord of Misrule” is set in a quaint English country … Continue reading →

Decades of “Munsters” reruns may have become Yvonne De Carlo‘s legacy in the public eye. But there was a lot more to her and her career than the comic timing and exotic, too-beautiful-for-this-lot pigeon-hole that television stuffed her into. They … Continue reading →

No, I didn’t have the breakout star of “Boogie Nights” and the director of “Siesta” and the original “Pet Sematary” films on my “Most likely to make a holiday movie this Christmas” predictions list. But here we are, with a … Continue reading →