Author Archives: Roger Moore

“Who’s a Good Boy?” is a Mexican variation on the “last guy to lose his virginity” teen sex comedy, one that takes its title from the label for guys who end up in “The Friend Zone,” aka being someone’s pet … Continue reading →

“Waking Up Dead” is an emotionally flatlining romantic dramedy that can’t decide if it would rather be a glib gloss of shallow actors and their shallow lives, or a glib gloss of the struggles that might be hidden beneath all … Continue reading →

A moment, if you please, for one last bow and sword-sweeping flourish from Antonio Banderas in the guise of perhaps his greatest screen creation, that swashbuckling catnip-to-the-kitties and the kiddies, Puss-in Boots. The star of “Puss-in-Boots: The Last Wish” is … Continue reading →

When it comes to Byzantine scheming and plots, those ancient Eastern Roman Imperialists had nothing on the Japanese yakuza. The back-stabbing, front-stabbing, neck-snapping, hit-man/hit-woman intrigues of the new thriller “Hell Dogs” bears that out. It’s a movie of huge, murderous … Continue reading →

The early 20th century Austrian novelist Stefan Zweig has had a pretty good run when it comes to adaptations of his work into film. His novella, “Letter from an Unknown Woman” became one of the great screen romances and one … Continue reading →

Vietnamese American filmmaker Victor Vu has made dramas that Vietnam has submitted as Best International Feature Oscar contenders — “Dreamy Eyes” and “Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass.” But his latest is a straight-up B-movie, a sci-fi action pic about … Continue reading →

Just Cruise being Cruise, thanking “Top Gun” ticket buyers and doing his own badass stunt.

Of all the projects Netflix hurled a ton of money at “for your consideration” this awards season, “Blonde” has to be the most troubling misfire. And thanks to Netflix’s deep pockets and lax supervision, it had plenty of competition. I’ve … Continue reading →

“The Stranger” is an Australian mystery that peels away its layers slowly and ever-so-deliberately. A film of sad, gloomy foreboding, it makes the viewer reach for details and wait for answers in the most elegantly calculated way. The sense of … Continue reading →

With a little help from “SNL,” singing farewell to Cecily Strong.