Author Archives: Roger Moore

The trailers to the kid-friendly, PG-rated “action” fantasy “IF” suggested that this might not be a Ryan Reynolds comedy for adults, and that it might be a hard sell for families, thanks to its star’s potty-mouthed rep. Director John Krasinski, … Continue reading →

“Noryang: Deadly Sea,” is a slow-start/big finish epic about Korea’s years-long 16th century conflict with Japan, the Imjin War. Director Kim Han-min’s CGI-aided sea spectable is the third film in a trilogy about that struggle, following “The Admiral: Roaring Currents,” … Continue reading →

Alexandre Aja, best known for “High Tension” but who also gave us “Crawl,” directs this thriller, a horror tale set for early fall release.Creepy enough?

A trauma survivor makes her move to the big city and meets and falls for a guy, and sees patterns that mimic her parents’ relationship. This Big Emotions summer romance features Justin Baldoni, who also directs, as the main love … Continue reading →

A good gimmick goes a long way in a romantic comedy, because basically, there’s been nothing truly “new” in the genre since “Much Ado About Nothing.” Writer, director, actor and composer Rudy Mancuso borrowed the musical commentator on the action … Continue reading →

Capaldi plays a guy who figures out that his girlfriend “has a very PARTICULAR personality” in this thriller. Psychopath? Lambert, showing his mileage, is the father who sets out to find “what have you done to my son?” June 25

One of the most popular musicals of the last 25 years comes to the screen this Thanksgiving, a fairytale spun off of L. Fram Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz.” Ariana and Cynthia Erivo and Michelle Yeoh and Bowen Yang with … Continue reading →

Maybe you’ve seen a nature program that tells the story of the long migration of the Monarch butterfly, those beautiful, delicate orange and black lepidoptera that amazingly make their way over vast distances from all over North America, from as … Continue reading →

Savi Gabizon remakes his Israeli mystery drama of the same title with an international cast including Gere, Kruger and Jessica Clement. A summer release? Feels more like a fall title.

Taylor Russell and Lara Flynn Boyle also in this Film Movement oddity, built around Ewan McGregor, Rhys Ifans and Lara Flynn Boyle dealing with Mother Ellen Burstyn’s furniture bound meltdown.