Author Archives: Roger Moore

This “one last fight” thriller, from Well Go USA’s “Hi-Yah!” division, comes out way Feb. 6.

One reason that funny filmmakers obsesses about “pacing” is their knowledge that, slow-burn comedies aside, speed overcomes many a sin when it comes to generating laughs. You never go far wrong, comically, when everything in your play/movie/sitcom happens at a … Continue reading →

Laugh-out loud moments pepper the fight scenes and random child-mishandling moments of “Bogeyman,” an Egyptian action farce that serves as a star vehicle for veteran character actor Amir Karara. Bearded, burly and in on the joke, Karara (of “Mousa”) is … Continue reading →

Dirk Bogarde makes a devilishly vile, eyebrow-arching villain in “Cast a Dark Shadow,” a tasty tale in that most British of genres, the murder mystery. Not that there’s much “mystery” to who our murderer is. But as dastardly as Mr. … Continue reading →

It would be hard to understate how intensely lovable “Scrambled” is. Writer, director and star Leah McKendrick has made a scruffy, raunchy, rough-and-ready comedy about a Millennial whose biological clock has been sped up to the point where she puzzles … Continue reading →

A tale of growing up on the mean streets of Chicago, a loving family at home and family that you make when you make a great friend, this Minhal Baig drama is the embodiment of an Indie Spirit Award nominee. … Continue reading →

An over-the-top, violent and campy prologue sets us up for the all-star action romp that is “Argylle,” an espionage comedy from the fellow who unleashed the “Kingsman” franchise, Matthew Vaughn. Brawls and epic shoot-outs break out, droll action heroes and … Continue reading →

A cast of promising and young things flip the cards and flip out at what follows May.

A lot of people warned about what might happen. But most of America shrugged those warnings off, only to turn on a TV and gape, in shock, at the attack on the United States capital by right wing extremists on … Continue reading →

Two hours and 19 minutes of all star action comedy. Ready or not, here we go.