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About Roger Moore

Movie Critic, formerly with McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, published in Spin Magazine, The World and now published here, Orlando Magazine, Autoweek Magazine

Danville, Va., “The Color Purple,” 3:15 showing

Danville, a small Virginia city on the state line with North Carolina, is a place I’m very familiar with as it is near where I grew up. And one thing I’ve noticed about it, returning from Alaska, Florida, and everywhere … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Miles and Lies (Tangos, tequilas y algunas metiras)”

Oh not, not ANOTHER “pretend we’re getting married” rom-com, tricking the relatives so that somebody can fake his way to an inheritance. A “bet” is sure to be involved. The lies will pile on top of lies, as more and … Continue reading

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Classic Film Review: Cooper, Hayes and Menjou in Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms” (1932)

Ernest Hemingway was famously grumpy about film adaptations of his novels, and the mere brevity of the first screen version of “A Farewell to Arms” must have raised his ire. But Frank Borzage, the first two-time Best Director Oscar winner, gives … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Alice Eve and Antonio Banderas, “Cult Killer”

Eve plays the protege of a famous private eye who is murdered in this Jan. 19 release. Strictly B-movie, from the looks of it. But we all love B-movies, right? And Banderas? And Ms. Eve?

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Merry Christmas! So, what movie are we watching today?

I’m not sure when the Big Holiday Movie Event became a thing, although “To Kill a Mockingbird” made its bow on today’s date, and “The Godfather” certainly claimed that Christmas Day opening “event” in its time. “Les Miserables,” the Downey/Jude … Continue reading

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Classic Film Review: In Like Technicolor Flynn — “The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938)

What a wonder “The Adventures of Robin Hood” must have been to the Depression Era moviegoers who first saw it. A jaunty Errol Flynn swashbuckler splashed across the screen in the still-new and rare Technicolor, capturing glorious locatations, with Oscar … Continue reading

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Libation in the Holidays like Aquaman

Best product placement in “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom?” The brew of choice our King Arthur sips with his lighthouse keeper Dad. I didn’t care for the movie. But Momoa always does his best to deliver fair value. And drink … Continue reading

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Netflixable? A Simple, Soapy Primer on Trans Acceptance — “Mutt”

The transitioning transgender man has a moment at the pharmacy. He’s finished up his purchase with a request for “Plan B,” the “morning after” birth control pills. And the pharmacist is a bit confused, which the still-female Feña disarms with … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth in the “Land of Bad”

A modern day “mission gone wrong” combat thriller, also starring Milo Ventigmilia and Luke Hemsworth, this one makes it to screens right around Valentine’s Day. Looks generic, and feels Aussie. Let’s see what we see.

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Movie Preview: One Last Trailer to “Dune 2”

This one really closes the deal, right? Might even erase memories of David Lynch’s more twisted and truncated “Dune.”

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