Author Archives: Roger Moore

Jared Harris and Juliet Stevenson play the parents, distraught yet never giving up hope in this thriller. But when that daughter (Erin Doherty)  shows up, there are “so many questions.” A Sept. 13 UK opening is set for this one, … Continue reading →

Twenty years since its release, it’s fair to call Alexander Payne’s “Sideways” a classic, and even fairer to label this vintage dramedy a film that changed the culture — a couple of cultures. It made Paul Giamatti a star and … Continue reading →

Mark Strong and Mekhi Pfifer co-star in this thriller about a hearing-impaired detective/interpreter who figures out the cops are trying to silence a deaf witness to a crime. The most promising thing about it is that Brad Anderson directed it. … Continue reading →

No other big names in the cast of this “That AI you have looks like Megan Fox” thriller. Sexy? Yes. But will this AI be bad right out of the box? Bet on it. “Subservience” opens Sept. 13.

It’s no shock the Marvel’s biggest R-rated blockbuster, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is raking in the cash on its second weekend. Deadline.com projects that, based on Friday’s numbers, it’ll manage another $94 million+. Hell, Box Office Mojo notes that it earned … Continue reading →

An expertly shot and edited thriller built around a cringey/creepy performance by Josh Hartnett is undone by an indulgent father trying to make a pop starlet/actress out of his daughter in “Trap,” the latest from M. Night Shyamalan. Mr. Suspense-with-a-Twist … Continue reading →

The diplomatic thing to do would be to say the new film of “Harold and the Purple Crayon” is misguided, dull and mostly humorless and leave it at that. It’s harmless enough, which is the bare minimum parents expect from … Continue reading →

I laughed more than once at the jaunty Taiwanese action farce “Breaking and Re-Entering.” It’s a jokey, violent and lighthearted collection of heist movie cliches rendered in caper comedy form. Certainly it’s an overreach when a character in this tale … Continue reading →

Most of us have heard of the “bagman” and what his role is in illicit actitivites — collecting the cash from the people being extorted, the ransom from those paying it, etc. Here he’s yet another mythic creature grabbing kiddies … Continue reading →

Here’s a gonzo, pull-out all the stops then TEAR OUT those stops martial arts “Gangs of New York” set in Hong Kong before the People’s Republicans moved in and ended to gang wars and spoiled all that cinematic fun. Sure … Continue reading →