Author Archives: Roger Moore

We’ve had a gloves-off documentary about the triumphant and tragically addictive life of singer Amy Winehouse. Here’s a link to my interview with “Amy” director Asif Kapadia. Now, the same folks who thought the abortion titled “Lisa Frankenstein” was a … Continue reading →

To put it delicately, “Lisa Frankenstein,” a new high school romance about an aspiring goth poetess who falls for a long-dead teen with dash and 1830s sideburn, doesn’t play. A campy, bloody rom-com spin on a “Warm Bodies” theme, it … Continue reading →

Romain Duris and Paul Kircher stars in this festival-acclaimed French sci-fi fantasy about family, evolution and a magical transformation of the human species. It’s from the director of “Love at First Fight,” and this version of “The Animal Kingdom” — … Continue reading →

“Lost in Perfection” is a generally straightforward melodrama with thriller elements, or maybe a simple thriller with lots of melodrama (contrived plot twists and character “complications”). But every so often, one is allowed to ponder if it isn’t some sort … Continue reading →

It is a dreadful oversight on someone’s part that the picture of Audrey Tatou as “Amélie” doesn’t adorn the Wikipedia page for the word “coquette.” Wide-eyed and adorable, with a pixie haircut emphasizing her youth and that dimpled smile evoking … Continue reading →

There’s a stranger in this dusty, 1870 New Mexican town. But as it’s just after the Civil War, this stranger, packing a Remington six-shooter, is Black. Rail thin, served, but “barely,” in the log-cabin excuse for a saloon, asked for … Continue reading →

Got to get Krasinski back into the story, if only briefly. So…prequel time, back to the days when the sound-sensitive alien beasties first dropped in. Krasinski didn’t direct. He just gets a story credit, a brief appearance and a fat … Continue reading →

You can see the seeds of a decent modern day Western in “The Stolen Valley,” a thriller about Native American land theft, vanishing heritage, blood ties and the Old West delusions of Southwestern gun culture. First-time writer-director Jesse Edwards’ script … Continue reading →

With its long pre-production process and almost as long release schedule, cinema has never been the most deft medium at surfing the tides of pop culture. Trends bubble up or explode, and like a time-delayed bomb, movies get hold of … Continue reading →

Cute enough, I guess. No, I don’t refer to The Super Bowl as “The Big Game.” The National Concussion League can go suck it. Ryan Reynolds and Randall Park promote the preview showing during the final game of the endless … Continue reading →