Author Archives: Roger Moore

Ben Burghart and Jacob Burghart’s “Head Count” has enough wit, smart thriller problem solving and action to make one pass along a hearty “Let’s keep an eye out for what they do next.” The movie, an expansion of a short … Continue reading →

An oddly-dated, obvious and overwrought melodrama about gender roles and the toxic masculinity of Wall Street hedge funders, “Fair Play” is practically a parody of decades of women in the workplace romantic thrillers. It’s got Phoebe Dynevor of the sexy … Continue reading →

“Cutesie” does battle with “sentimental” in the feather-light romance “Love at First Sight,” basically a Netflix-financed 90 minutge excuse to pair up Haley Lu Richardson with Ben Hardy and have them lose each other in rainy, wintry London. It’s a … Continue reading →

Asante Blackk plays an artist of the Bronx streets who might find a more productive outlet for his efforts thanks to a stranger. Luis Guzman has been one of the finest character actors of his generation, and it’s always nice … Continue reading →

Context is everything when it comes to “political thrillers,” especially “controversial” ones. “The Prisoner” is a war-of-wills tale set and filmed in the early days of The Cold War. Lauded by the British Film Academy (BAFTAs), banned at Cannes and … Continue reading →

It probably wasn’t on New Zealand journalist and filmmaker David Farrier’s mind as he tumbled into a story about narcississtic Kiwi name-caller, pathological liar and “in his own reality” con man named “Mister Organ” that he might have an American … Continue reading →

Veteran TV Writer director Chloe Domont (“Ballers,” “Shooter,” Billions,” etc.) makes her feature film debut with this nasty dig into sexism and cutthroat office politics Netflix is putting this and Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Eddie Marsan work/romance conflict thriller in … Continue reading →

Smaller distributor, as is Nic Cage’s lot these days. Looks existential and dark and prophetic.

Imagine popping into a multiplex and diving into say, an “Avengers” or “Star Wars” movie. Imagine doing that in Papua-New Guinea or some place far removed from the “universes,” cultural tropes and long-beloved characters in those films and not having … Continue reading →