Author Archives: Roger Moore

“Down the Rabbit Hole” is probably the strangest feature film on Netflix at the moment, a twisted parable of an indulged, myopic childhood based on the acclaimed debut novella of Mexican author Juan Pablo Villalobos. “Fiesta en la Madriguera,” as … Continue reading →

“Checkmate” is an Argentine action that is una pelicula caseosa. Cheesy? It’s a picture that wouldn’t last past its opening credits without a never-ending parade of cliches, tired genre tropes and banal, over-familiar plot elements. It begins with the “retired” … Continue reading →

It might be based on a weathered, folksy and cheesy TV series of the ’80s, but every minute of the big screen version of “The Fall Guy” reminds us it’s a MOVIE movie, a spectacle. Break out the popcorn. An … Continue reading →

Amazon has this romance, from the director of “The Big Sick,” coming to Prime on Friday. Looks cute. “Best seller” wish fulfillment fantasy by Robinne Lee, Oscar winning leading lady and all. Don’t know the leading man, Nicolas Galitzine (“Purple … Continue reading →

Few live action comedies mimic the lurid comic book style of Japanese manga as accurately or amusingly as “City Hunter,” a gonzo beat-em-up/shoot-em-up knife-fight riot based on the comic by Tsukasa Hôjô. “Kasane” director Yûichi Satô, action choreographer Takashi Tanimoto … Continue reading →

There isn’t much that would recommend “Scandal” to a cinephile who isn’t trying to finish off The Complete Works of Akira Kurosawa. It’s a sentimental, maudlin melodrama with comical flourishes, not as ambitious or epic as the director’s best work. … Continue reading →

All in one promo/preview.

Those “prisoners” supernaturally imprisoned in human bodies, bouncing between the distant past and the Korean present as “Alienoids” are back. “Alienoid: Return to the Future” is, if anything, even harder to follow than “Alienoid.” But plainly “following” whatever the hell … Continue reading →

A new “Lion King,” a prequel, with new tunes by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Kelvin Harrison and Donald Glover and Beyonce and her child and Aaron Pierre and and Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner. All voicing digital critters of the Serengeti! … Continue reading →

“I Am Gitmo” is an earnest attempt at bringing the Guantanamo Bay inmates’ story — foreign nationals accused of terrorism, held and tortured for years, with no trials or hope of release — back to the headlines. It’s a downbeat, … Continue reading →