Author Archives: Roger Moore

This 2024 series looks like yet another variation on a “galaxy far away” theme, sort of a “Guardians” and “Firefly” riff — without laughs. Jude Law leads a cast of…kids?

Too old, too tall, too American, too introverted and mumbly to be a mesmirizing leader of men and commanding presence at court, perhaps your first thoughts on hearing about a new big screen “Napoleon” were “Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte? … Continue reading →

“See You on Venus” is a swooning, sad-eyed romance in which our young-couple-to-be are buried under tragedy upon tragedy and every dire romantic complication under the sun. Well, save for one. At least they don’t discover they’re long lost siblings. … Continue reading →

Honestly, this idea of a woman needing a fake fiance/husband/steady beau and “hiring” somebody to “play” the part has to be an invention of the movies. If there are real businesses that provide “The Boyfriend Experience” without the “gigolo” contract … Continue reading →

A bit of “true” history given a salacious two-part treatment by our friends at Starz (Remember them?). Moore is Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, who raised/groomed her son George to be ready for a life at court, and in a … Continue reading →

That venerable children’s classic “The Velveteen Rabbit” is the Ur Text of any entertainment meant for children that’s about toys and the love that it takes to make them “real,” even if does have a hint of “Pinocchio” about it. … Continue reading →

How good was Joss Ackland at being bad? Most of us first noticed this British character actor in a couple of late ’80s films in which he stepped into the foreground — “White Mischief” and “Lethal Weapon 2.” As one … Continue reading →

Return we now to the subgenre of Gothic terror known as “folk horror,” a tale that is the spiritual kin of “The Wicker Man,” “Midsomer” and “The Blair Witch Project.” “Lord of Misrule” is set in a quaint English country … Continue reading →

Easy to see and hear Owen in this role, an iconic gumshoe transplanted to Europe after making his name in the States. The folks who made “The Queen’s Gambit” cooked this up, so there’s promise in the premise. Jan 14 … Continue reading →

Decades of “Munsters” reruns may have become Yvonne De Carlo‘s legacy in the public eye. But there was a lot more to her and her career than the comic timing and exotic, too-beautiful-for-this-lot pigeon-hole that television stuffed her into. They … Continue reading →