Author Archives: Roger Moore

Now here’s a proper gore and splatter fest, and from Ireland no less. “Unwelcome” is a murderous mashup of “Straw Dogs” and…wait for it…”Leprechaun!” It’s visceral (literally) and pulse-pounding on occasion. And as we see the wee creatures making all … Continue reading →

When see we Kate DiCamillo’s name on children’s film, we sit up take notice, and keep an eye and an ear out for themes, “life lessons” and the like. One of the most popular writers of kid-lit in English, she’s … Continue reading →

“Daisy Jones & the Six” is a buzzed-about show that’s been on everybody’s radar for a few months for the following reasons. Elvis’s granddaughter, Riley Keough stars as a singer-songwriter in a Stevie Nicks/Laura Nero early ’70s mold. It’s based … Continue reading →

“The Year Between” is an amusing, infuriating and sometimes touching dance around mental illness. It’s a dry, droll dramedy that dares to show the narcissism that comes with a diagnosis that gives a college coed license to suck all of … Continue reading →

The voice that giggles off the page in her new memoir is unmistakably Geena Davis — funny, frank, and self-effacing, a tall woman and towering talent with a lifelong girlish streak. She is Thelma without the hellion’s drawl, Dottie Hinson, … Continue reading →

There’s something vaguely enervating about the Spanish romance “Love at First Kiss.” It never was a romantic comedy, despite having a situation or two and a character or two ripe for it. And the film rarely crosses the line into … Continue reading →

Suspenseful but contrived, over-the-top and far from the most “logical” thriller, file “Unseen” under “sloppy movie but a good time.” It’s a sight-impaired person imperiled thriller, borrowing its can’t-see, a stranger on a cell phone can help plot from “See … Continue reading →

Here’s a Polish romance whose title is a promise about what it provides. “Tonight You’re Sleeping With Me” is an invitation to a nap. A corny melodrama with the classic “neglected” wife, “self-absorbed” husband and irresistible “old flame,” the screenwriters … Continue reading →

Yeah, I’ve got a couple of movies that just came in to review. “Urgent” the last minute publicists say. “Manana,” I say. Why? #ItHappensEverySpring. A spring training break at the Trop in the Banana Republic of Florida. And no movie … Continue reading →

Unfortunately titled, not quite as polished, shot, edited and “expert” driven as you might hope, “American Bolshevik” begins with a wealthy Newport, Rhode Island philanthropist recounting stories of dogs she’s lost to coyotes. It features more disturbing still photographs and … Continue reading →