Author Archives: Roger Moore

Unknown's avatar

About Roger Moore

Movie Critic, formerly with McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, published in Spin Magazine, The World and now published here, Orlando Magazine, Autoweek Magazine

Movie Review: Native Woman disappears and her sister treks to a Pow-Wow to find her — “Fancy Dance”

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Roger Moore

A fine finish and some good performances recommend “Fancy Dance,” a melodramatic mystery with coming-of-age touches set in and around the Seneca-Cayuga Reservation of Oklahoma. It’s a solid star vehicle for Lily Gladstone, who has spun her “Killers of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Movie Review: Native Woman disappears and her sister treks to a Pow-Wow to find her — “Fancy Dance”

Movie Preview: Midler and Megan M. , Sheryl Lee Ralph and Sarandon — “The Fabulous Four”

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Roger Moore

A summer picture with old broads getting outta hand? Gotta love the cast and the pitch. Gotta be better than “Summer Camp.”

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Movie Preview: Midler and Megan M. , Sheryl Lee Ralph and Sarandon — “The Fabulous Four”

Movie Preview: Racist Mother in Law moves in and takes over “The Front Room” at Brandy’s house

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Roger Moore

A stylish bit of A-24 terror with Brandy Norwood squaring off against Kathryn Hunter, who played one of the witches in the Denzel/McDormand/Coen “Macbeth.” Sept. 6.

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Movie Preview: Racist Mother in Law moves in and takes over “The Front Room” at Brandy’s house

Movie Review: Biker Gang History Ridden on One Training Wheel — “The Bikeriders”

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Roger Moore

“The Bikeriders” is hands-down the most pointless biker movie ever made. With a narrative limping along on one training wheel, it mopes in an inane circle through the middle era of modern biker gangs, between the post-war “Wild One” birth … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | 2 Comments

Movie Review: A Family Broken, Mended by Theatre’s “Ghostlight”

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Roger Moore

“Ghostlight” is an intimate, moving indie drama about the transformative power of art and the mental health benefits of the theatre. An “actors’ picture” in the purest sense of the phrase, its players take us on an emotional journey that … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Movie Review: A Family Broken, Mended by Theatre’s “Ghostlight”

Movie Review: The horrors of limited lives in the 18th century — “The Devil’s Bath”

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Roger Moore

The Austrian thriller “The Devil’s Bath” is a patient, pitiless descent into madness, belief and the helplessness of a time and place where life was, as the philosopher put it, “nasty, brutish and short.” Based on research of historical case … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Movie Review: The horrors of limited lives in the 18th century — “The Devil’s Bath”

Movie Preview: Bob Gunton summons the family to talk about “The Inheritance,” which promises to be horrific

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Roger Moore

Peyton List and Brianna Middleton are among the embattled offspring. “Coming soon?”

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Movie Preview: Bob Gunton summons the family to talk about “The Inheritance,” which promises to be horrific

Netflixable? Documentary celebrates “Out Standing” gay comics and their role in a “A Comedy Revolution”

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Roger Moore

“OutStanding: A Comedy Revolution” is one of the most informative and certainly the most entertaining historical documentaries about LGBTQ history on offer this Pride Month. Built around Netflix’s earlier 2022 “Stand Out:An LGBTQ+ Celebration,” featuring legions of “out” gay entertainers … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Netflixable? Documentary celebrates “Out Standing” gay comics and their role in a “A Comedy Revolution”

Movie Review: “It’s Not Over,” no matter much you wish it was

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Roger Moore

The setting is striking and ancient, with the unmistakable Bridges of Edinburgh used as a backdrop time and time again. There’s no real reason for the Italian pan-national thriller “It’s Not Over” to set 20 or so scenes in front … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Movie Review: “It’s Not Over,” no matter much you wish it was

Series Preview: Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram, fates connected by the dead “Lady in the Lake”

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Roger Moore

Based on the Laura Lippman novel, this ’60s period piece (Dame Shirley singing the best song from “Man of La Mancha” in the trailer) is about a Baltimore housewife digging into an unsolved murder. Y’lan Noel, David Corenswet and Mikey … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Series Preview: Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram, fates connected by the dead “Lady in the Lake”