Author Archives: Roger Moore

There are a mountain of tropes you expect your typical disaster movie to deliver. It’s what makes them comfort food films. We know there will be warnings unheeded. All will be tested, and some will wuss out. A relative will … Continue reading →

Every so often in the Spanish-Mexican co-production “Friends Till Death” (Amigos Hasta la Muerte) there’s a new situation, plot twist or character reaction so idiotic and tone-deaf that one is forced to recall how stupid the premise of the picture … Continue reading →

It’s hard, even for people who lived through it, to remember how weird the American cinema was in the years between “Easy Rider” and “Jaws.” Old Hollywood, comprising the studios that were being swallowed into conglomerates as the last of … Continue reading →

“Monolith” is an exercise in the simple power of storytelling, compelling voices summoning up all the acting gravitas they can to evoke chills and a fear of a vague, unknown “something.” Built around a dogged podcaster, her recording studio and … Continue reading →

“The Heartbreak Agency” sets up as a German variation on the relationship expert gets his or her just deserts rom-com formula, a Teutonic “Accidental Husband,” “How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days” or “Failure to Launch.” But after a … Continue reading →

“Bob Marley” lives! The reggae icon’s music endures, and his image and story have audiences lining up around the world for a bio pic that earned mixed reviews (I liked it). A big Valentine’s Day opening, and a big Friday … Continue reading →

Fan to be serviced or hate-watcher, you owe it to yourself to take a look at Jennifer Lopez’s “This is Me…Now: A Love Story,” an indulgent, album-tie in narrative whose over-the-top visuals and J-Lo explaining J-Lo story are something to … Continue reading →

They spent some money on music rights for this 1991 period piece, cleverly timed to come out on the cusp of spring break. The cast? They saved some cash there. Beware the Ides of March, for that is when Republic … Continue reading →

No film buff could walk by the promise of a new Larry McMurtry biography, remember “Hud,” “The Last Picture Show,” “Terms of Endearment,” “Lonesome Dove” and “Brokeback Mountain” and not at least stop to thumb through the book’s photos. But … Continue reading →

This is the nuttiest promotion for a movie since a studio sent out boxes of plastic tomatoes to create buzz for “Fried Green Tomatoes.” But it’s different. Check it out. There’s a LOT of Jack Black in this and no, … Continue reading →