Author Archives: Roger Moore

He bears the gutted look of the grieving, even as he keeps some semblance of routine — visiting the fish market, haunting his favorite sushi bar. But there’s an absence we feel before it is announced, tipped by the second … Continue reading →

An aspiring actress, formerly an aspiring dancer, considers mortality and the end of human existence — but not who will be keeping records once the human race itself has ended. It’s the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when people … Continue reading →

Well, isn’t this a lovely, fish-out-of-water tle soaked in melancholy. Lily Franky, Ryo Nishikido, Tae Kimora and Ciaran Hinds’ daughter Aoife Hinds star in this Man with a Mission, but dependent upon the kindness of British strangers story. June 7.

“Sight” is a pleasantly bland bio-pic about the Chinese-born surgeon who came up with a treatment that has restored the sight of millions around the world. Dr. Ming Wang’s story, growing up during the unrest in the last years of … Continue reading →

Based on a manga that has led to several anime treatments in recent years, “Golden Kamuy” struggles onto the screen in live action feature film form as a cartoonish curiosity. A post Russo-Japanese War period piece about a treasure hunt … Continue reading →

A true story about a tropical isle beachcomber who rescues an oil soaked Antarctican in the surf, whose friend “Dimdim” returns, year after year, and whose saga “goes viral.” That “professional” “cleaner” and “Ronin” Jean R. looks damned adorable paired … Continue reading →

Jack McBrayer and Celia Weston also star in this big-cast farce about somebody’s “sister is getting married this weekend.” And “somebody’s daughter is getting married.” Whoopsie, “double booked your weddings” hilarity ensues. They’re making us wait until January to see … Continue reading →

This baby, which also stars Chace Crawford, Jamie Chung and Billy Magnussen, is going direct to streaming — June 28.

As pointless as it is pitiless, “The Strangers: Chapter 1” is one of the most cynical horror reboots in recent memory. But it’s outperforming the far more entertaining “Abigail” and far better crafted “The First Omen,” and even puts Sydney … Continue reading →

It takes some getting used to the idea of Paul Henreid, icon of indomitable Europe in “Casablanca,” in a Gestapo uniform. But in “Night Train to Munich,” filmed a couple of years before “Everybody Comes to Rick’s,” he’s billed as … Continue reading →