Author Archives: Roger Moore

Robert Mitchum didn’t play a lot of villains. But boy, when he did it was a wonder to behold. “Cape Fear” is a iconic thriller that parked Mitchum opposite stoic Gregory Peck in what turned out to be a classic, … Continue reading →

I interviewed Tobin Bell once, some years back, when it seemed like his “Saw” legacy was finally winding to a close. As a lifelong lover of character actors, I’ve celebrated his non-“Saw” outings, his chances to show us he’s more … Continue reading →

All hail Seth Rogen for making the first big screen version of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” that doesn’t suck. Yeah, the “Sausage Party/Superbad/Pineapple Express” dude. The “Turtles” have always been the most juvenile among comic book adaptations, one of things … Continue reading →

Or are they and we out of “Cowabungas” to give? Let’s find out.

That warhorse genre “the police procedural” earns a fresh look with the French drama “The Night of the 12th,” an uncommonly sensitive inside-view of a grim case and its toll on the friends and family of the victim and the … Continue reading →

Jason Statham told me a few times in interviews over the years that he used to chose roles based on who the fight choreographer was. Whatever the quality of the film, if the fights made him look cool, that was … Continue reading →

Filmmakers want to get their foot in the door to a career, and actors? They’ve got to book work to eat, right? That explains a lot of dismally dull and just “off” B, C and D-grade thrillers, especially “The Lurking … Continue reading →

“Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, the Movie,” also titled “Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening,” is an animated film film kids that falls on the wrong side of the “catering to/pandering to” line, in terms of children’s entertainment. That should be … Continue reading →

“Hidden Strike” is a bad movie that’s easy to endorse. A buddy comedy co-starring the master of the genre, Jackie Chan, here paired with that jock joker John Cena, it’s action for those who like their cheese paired with some … Continue reading →

File “Natty Knocks” under that broad horror film rubric “I’ve seen worse.” It’s basically a screenwriting exercise, “Write another ‘Halloween’ without inviting a copyright infringement claim.” That makes for an unsurprising trek through suburbia in a Town With a Dark … Continue reading →