Author Archives: Roger Moore

“Arthur the King” is a sweetly sentimental story all but guaranteed to move any dog fancier to tears. A Mark Wahlberg star vehicle in which he’s more or less second banana to a dog — at least when they’re on … Continue reading →

If Oscar night and a scattering of “out there” movie and series turns hadn’t made it obvious, that darned John Cena is pretty Down for Anything. Nude “Best Costume” presentation, or dressing up as Alice Cooper or Britney Spears in … Continue reading →

This Netflix thriller further ensures that the days when “AI” stood for Allen Iverson are gone baby gone. Judging from the trailer, this is one good looking space mission in crisis thriller. But we’ll have to see.Lopez has so much … Continue reading →

A deaf child whose family is murdered is trained and interior-monologued into seeking his revenge on those who did it. And the world in general. This April 26 thriller-comedy is based on a short film and not a comic book … Continue reading →

Production designer Meghan C. Rogers cooks up a fine M.C. Escher nightmare world of doors, dead ends and perils folding in on themselves for the drawn-out finale of “Imaginary,” another variation on the sinister side of having a childhood “imaginary … Continue reading →

No Mark Wahlberg doesn’t have the title role. He’s all but doomed to be upstaged. By a dog. But he’s being a good sport about it. So here goes. (Updated, here’s my review.)

In our celebrity-obsessed culture, the work of creative people is often overwhelmed by the pathos or drama of their personal stories. That’s long seemed the case with the great Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Notorious for her iconic, attention-grabbing “look,” her … Continue reading →

This sentimental “amazing dog” story — inspired by true events — looks to be sweet and uplifting, unless Mark Wahlberg screws it up. Guessing that won’t happen. “Arthur the King” opens Friday.

“The Passenger” is a cinematic product of a different age, when movies could be geared for a more patient audience, one willing to embrace a mystery for mystery’s sake. Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1975 Hollywood outing, a Jack Nicholson star vehicle distributed … Continue reading →

Hate mail. Nothing like it. This Olivia Colman/Timothy Spall cuss-a-thon from “finest hour” or nearabouts Jolly Olde opens March 29. Looks a stitch, it does.