Author Archives: Roger Moore

An amusing pixie since birth, Carol Kane is a comic life force and as amusing in person as she is in her many off-the-wall characters — from “Taxi” to “The Princess Bride,” “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and beyond. The “Hester … Continue reading →

With the discredited blockbuster sham “Sound of Freedom” still fresh on everyone’s mind, critics can be excused for steering clear “City of Dreams,” another human trafficking tale, this one about Mexican kids lured to America only to be trapped in … Continue reading →

There’s usually a “took me right out of the movie” moment in a thriller that might have worked, but doesn’t. And there are a few of those in the Scottish tale of an abusive father and his three vengeful sons … Continue reading →

“Matewan” is a classic film that looms large in the memory and does not disappoint upon the second, third or fifth viewing. This may be the greatest indie epic ever, a documentary-real historical film of scope, high stakes and great … Continue reading →

Lee Daniels’ “The Deliverance” is lumbering and lurid long before it shows its African American-styled exorcism hand and turns ludicrous. It’s a sordid wallow in working poor Black poverty, and the presence of Glenn Close as the white matriarch of … Continue reading →

A Sinister slice of between-the-World Wars sci-fi about German scientists,a ski lodge, jealousy, murder and their version of “The Theory of Everything.” “The Universal Theory” isn’t history, but a thriller about Big Science, Evil Schemes and such. Black and white, … Continue reading →

Lionsgate finally found a place for the 2022 thriller “1992” to be released, the last weekend of summer, traditionally a dumping ground for films that can’t find a theatrical home. But that allows this solid if unsurprising Tyrese Gibson star … Continue reading →

Movies likes “Reagan,” a new screen hagiography of actor turned politician and conservative icon Ronald Reagan, exist in the sort of alternative reality that George Orwell warned us about. It’s a sanitized, whitewashed love letter to “The Man who Brought … Continue reading →

There’s rarely a tuxedo to be seen in your average American casino. The ones a long way from Vegas have a distinctly down market air. The first few I visited on the Ohio River or the Gulf Coast reinforced the … Continue reading →

“One Fast Move” is several scenes of solid if unspectacular motorcycle racing and stunt driving footage in search of a plot. Actor turned writer-director Kelly Blatz (“Senior Love Triangle”) never rises above banality with a sentimental story of fathers and … Continue reading →