Author Archives: Roger Moore

The Scott Turow novel made for a pretty good Alan Pakula big screen thriller back in 1990, a rare villainous turn by Harrison Ford, with Greta Scachi and Raul Julia on board. June 4, Apple TV+ gets a deeper dive … Continue reading →

One of the 231 arguments I got into on the outrage engine formerly known as “Twitter” Friday was in interpreting the $3 million or so that Universal’s hyped-all-to-heck “The Fall Guy” earned on its opening night. “Soooo, good not great” … Continue reading →

“Unfrosted” is “The Right Stuff” filtered through the “Bee Movie” and TV-honed shtick of Jerry Seinfeld. Seinfeld’s comic riff on “the breakfast wars” that Post and Kellogg’s fought in his youth is an amusing wallow in boomer nostalgia, a broad … Continue reading →

Not sure of the release date, yet. But this looks solid and speedy. Gabriel Leone has the title role, Brazilian driver Aryton Senna, with Kay Scodelario in the supporting cast.

It’s great that after all his years before the camera, Aussie actor Eric Bana is finally in a franchise that plays to his considerable strengths as an actor and a screen “presence.” “Force of Nature” is a sequel to “The … Continue reading →

“There is nothing new new in the world except the history you do not know,” Harry Truman said at the beginning of one of the more infamous wars on free speech in these “free” United States. That’s a big part … Continue reading →

May 8, Disney gets a little deeper into the Beatles business with Disney+ showing a newly-restored print of the making of their “Let It Be” LP. Lovely film. Haven’t seen it in years. Bully for them for helping get this … Continue reading →

Gaby Hoffman, McKinley Belcher III and Jeff Hefner also star in this six episode series coming to Netflix May 30. Note the interesting use of ABBA’s “SOS” to underscore what is at first alarming, then despairing, then sad and then … Continue reading →

There’s a noble tradition in the acting profession, and the indie cinema. When the work isn’t there, you create something for yourself worth starring in. It’s how Billy Bob Thornton and others made their own “big break.” There’s also a … Continue reading →

“The Idea of You” is a swoony screen romance that skates on the edge of a lot of “almosts.” A female wish fulfillment fantasy, it almost gets by on a little charm and a lot of acting effort by Oscar-winning … Continue reading →