Author Archives: Roger Moore

A Climate Changed, specially effected reboot of 1996’s “Twister.” That Glen Powell (“Maverick,” “Anyone But You”) is having himself a moment. With Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sasha Lane, Anthony Ramos, Katy O’Brian, Maura Tierney and Kiernan Shipka. Riding the wind and its … Continue reading →

Alfred Hitchcock’s peak years were the 1950s, when he was utter master of his craft and he was privileged to make use of Hollywood’s best and brightest with the budgets to do them all justice. From “Stage Fright” and “Strangers … Continue reading →

More urban, the shock of the assault on noisy cities, different family unit, different director, same jolts. A tent pole picture for the summer of 2024.

God help me, but I laughed a few times at “Down Low,” a glib, nasty and triumphantly transgressive comedy about a dying gay man’s off-the-bucket-list last big adventure. Zachary Quinto plays that dying gay man, whom we don’t know is … Continue reading →

“The Legionnaire” is a riveting topical drama “torn from today’s headlines” and set on the front lines of the global migration and housing crisis. The plot is another cop must choose between “families” dilemma — his blood relatives versus his … Continue reading →

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 →