Author Archives: Roger Moore

The thing about the great film stars of the past is that they’d often as not embrace their screen “persona” and rarely make the effort to “stretch” as an actor. Bette Davis to Tracy, Peck and Wayne to Deborah Kerr … Continue reading →

In the introduction to her psychological biography “The Farrows of Hollywood: Their Dark Side of Paradise,” critic and film scholar Marilyn Ann Moss declares “I intend neither accusations nor support of Mia Farrow, the Farrow family or Woody Allen in … Continue reading →

The creators of the series “Hijack” set two priorities for themselves in their “real time” seven part “seven hour flight” thriller. Priority one, Get Idris Elba. Priority two, try to squeeze a Big Surprise or two in most every episode. … Continue reading →

There is a superbly-detailed, thrillingly-pitched and well-acted film account of the 1942 Czech assassination of “Reichsprotektor” Reinhard Heidrich, the murderous Nazi nicknamed “The Hangman” during his military rule of occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. It’s titled “Anthropoid,” and it … Continue reading →

Well-cast and acted with sympathic warmth and wit, “Making it Up” is an object lesson in the shortcomings of relying on voice-over narration to tell your story on screen. It’s a dark, maddeningly-manic and almost cute dip into loving someone … Continue reading →

You’ve got Seth Rogen and Nick Offerman and I guess Vincent D’Onofrio as hedge fund villains upbended when a youngish investor/online influencer (Paul Dano) convinces Nerdword that these jerks shouldn’t be allowed to destroy the beloved but outmoded video game … Continue reading →

The whole vibe of this Aug 4 MGM+ release is unsettling. A wimpy kid trapped in the company of a psychopath, slaughtering folks from the life of that kid as a sort of “lesson” to “change” or “save” a “loser?” … Continue reading →

The golden age of big screen satire began, more or less, with 1964’s “Doctor Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,” peaked with “Network” (1976) and wrapped up with “Being There” and “Life of Brian” … Continue reading →

Alan Arkin, who passed away today at the grand old age of 89, was one of the great comic actors of his generation and a couple of generations that followed. He was one of my all-time favorites, and if he … Continue reading →

With its same sex-coupled hero, its shapeshifting “monster” heroine at war with the “small minded,” its score adorned with “The Banana Splits Song,” a street sax player covering “Careless Whisper,” and characters testing a futuristic car sound system with a … Continue reading →