Author Archives: Roger Moore

Thirty-six times over the past 65 years Egypt has submitted films to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in the vain hope of winning an Oscar. And 36 times, Egypt has come up short, not even earning a … Continue reading →

“Women on the Edge” is a cheerfully dumb Argentine riff on agism, sexism and the horrors of cosmetic surgery that seems inspired by a pretty famous film by Pedro Almodóvar. Take away the heart, gay content, much of the edge … Continue reading →

Let’s go ahead and call the code on “E.R.” alumnus George Clooney‘s days of serving up nostalgic Americana as a director. “The Boys in the Boat” is that badly-botched. After “Monuments Men” and “Leatherheads” and a stumbling “Catch-22” series, maybe … Continue reading →

Cute and quippy, “Merry Little Batman” is an adorably silly holiday goof on DC/Warner Brothers’ most valuable comic book franchise. It’s light and fun enough that it has to be giving the Warner suits staring down “Aquaman” and “Suicide Squad” … Continue reading →

Neil Simon co-wrote it, Burt Bachrach and Hal David composed the jaunty music, Vittoria De Sica directed it and Peter Sellers starred in it. But when “After the Fox” came out in 1966, this sly farce about The State of … Continue reading →

Mads is an 18th century dreamer/doer intent on building “The king’s first settlement on the heath” of Denmark’s Jutland on “The king’s land” on behalf of the king. Who “doesn’t know you exist.” Ummm… A February release from Magnolia.

Ryan Reynolds stars, with the voices of Steve Carell, Emily Blunt, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina and many others voicing those imaginary childhood friends who need a new kid to work with. “IF” is coming our way in May.

It was a blockbuster when it opened on the Subcontinent. But as in North America, being a big box office hit isn’t necessarily a qualifier for Oscar glory. India’s submission for this year’s Best International Feature competition is a sentimental, … Continue reading →

Hey, it was the ’80s. Axel was the Name of the Decade, amIright? Paul Rudd and Joseph Gordon Levitt, along with Judge Reinhold and a few survivors from the Glory Days of “Beverly Hills Cop” are back on the job … Continue reading →

The comforts, traumas and shortcomings of “Memory” make for a poignant if somewhat melodramatic romance and star vehicle for two of the best in the acting business — Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard. It’s a story of two damaged people, … Continue reading →