Author Archives: Roger Moore

Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) plays a hustler whose sister goes missing, even though she’d be the last one “to miss a pow-wow.” The Feds and the State keep kicking the case back and forth. Shea Whigham plays the … Continue reading →

One hesitates to label the latest thriller from Nicholas Tomnay (“The Perfect Host”) “yummy” or “delicious.” Sure, it’s a culinary tale on the order of “The Menu.” But this most certainly isn’t “The Bear.” “What You Wish” is a thriller … Continue reading →

Historically, “Machine Gun Kelly” is about as accurate as the proverbial “two dollar watch.” The movie about the infamous 1930s Memphis gangster was shot on the cheap in Southern California, with nothing that looks like Tennessee, not a trace of … Continue reading →

“Black Panther” star Leticia Wright turns off any hint of glamour or “extrovert” in “Aisha,” a sublimely-understated drama of a young woman struggling with her past, her family obligations and “the system” as she tries to obtain emergency “self protection” … Continue reading →

Critics use the term “film festival movie” to describe an indie title too narrow in appeal or twee in nature to ever thrive in the big bad world of studio-marketed, wide release cinema. “East Bay” is such a movie, a … Continue reading →

If you have to ask “Which bay,” well this still may be the romantic dramedy for you, because geography lessons as they relate to the Korean, Chinese, India etc diaspora are a bonus in this new release, opening Friday. Could … Continue reading →

They figure this out a tad too late in this horror tale, releasing May 31. Genre thriller, B movie all the way, unknown cast. It still could be fun.

I always got a kick seeing Bernard Hill on the screen.  A late bloomer, he brought gravitas and pathos to his most iconic performances, as the shocked and dumbfounded Captain Smith of the doomed “Titanic,” and as brooding, manipulated King Theoden … Continue reading →

And you and I thought “Dune” was sci fi eye candy of the first order. I do not care that some studio execs were lukewarm on picking this up. I am trying to forget how meditative and obscurant Coppola’s last … Continue reading →

Mr May the Fourth Be With You” suggests the SlDC press corps should be reminding voters of re Nov. Fifth.