Author Archives: Roger Moore

The voices of Jack Black, Awkafina, Ke Huy Quan Viola Davis, Bryan Cranston, Ian McShane, James Hong, Seth Rogen and Dustin Hoffman? Dim sum pretty big names. Opens Thursday night, review at noon Eastern on Wednesday.

This falls’ big Dreamworld animated fantasy is a sci-fi tale about a robot that crash lands on a verdant, wild and people free Earth. Or a version of it. A lot of famous voices are in the cast, almost none … Continue reading →

They’ve been singing and playing together since high school, and that was over 40 years ago. And their most popular period, with hit records and big tours, was the late ’80s. But there was no getting around the fact that … Continue reading →

Tough urban youth “reformed” by bicyling one of the toughest places to bike in America. Leslie David Baker from “The Office” is here for comic relief, Sean Astin for moral support. “Hard Miles” has good festival buzz, a crew of … Continue reading →

Donnie Yen gets his ass kicked in one scene in “Polar Rescue,” titled “Sou jiu/Come Back Home” when it opened in China. And frankly, it’s not a good look for the martial arts icon, who has been more at home … Continue reading →

Apple TV+ has this bad boy who calls himself “one of the good guys.” He finds missing people. And busts the heads of those who would stop him. John “Sugar” drives a “car with character (’60s ragtop Corvette), keeps his … Continue reading →

Last year saw a Bille August mini-series based on the famous Alexandre Dumas novel. Jeremy Irons was featured in that. This new theatrical take stars Pierre Niney of the Yves St. Laurent biopic of a few years back as Le … Continue reading →

Alec Guinness brings a deft twinkle to G.K. Chesterton’s venerable saintly sleuth “Father Brown” in his only big screen outing as the Catholic crime solver, titled “The Detective” when it showed in the United States. And while I can’t say … Continue reading →

“My Name is Loh Kiwan” is a downbeat Korean melodrama peppered with violence and victimhood and adorned with too many trials and tribulations for its own good. Writer-director Kim Hui-jin stuffs a TV soap opera season’s worth of over-the-top challenges, … Continue reading →

Memorial Day Weekend, Sony Animation takes another shot at turning “Garfield” in a franchise. Samuel L., Chris Pratt, Cecily Strong, Ving Rhames, Hannah Waddington, Nicholas Hoult, Bowen Yang (of course) and Snoop Dogg? Whose idea was it to cast Bowen … Continue reading →