Author Archives: Roger Moore

A full generation has passed since the empowering and adorable “Bend it Like Beckham.” A lot has changed about the Desi diaspora in the UK, and in cinema about their lives. The proof is in a mouthy, punchy and gonzo … Continue reading →

The first trailer to this November laugher from Searchlight is LOL cute. A teensy bit of Ted you know who vibe. A feel good sports movie for the fall? Let us pray.

A piece of Portuguese history, lore that’s little known outside of the land of Port and corks. A fantastical Marco Polo figure who visited Africa, India, China and Japan in the mid 16th century, a chap few believed when he … Continue reading →

The bad pun in the title isn’t the worst sin of “Organ Trail,” basically a dawdling B Western rendered violent enough to be labeled “horror.” It’s “horror” only in the broadest sense, but how you bill and sell your movie … Continue reading →

Seems like a waste of the best Washington the movies have ever seen. But the money’s got to be good, keeps him relevant I guess. He’s not getting any younger. Surely there are better parts for an Oscar winning icon … Continue reading →

This Berlin Film Fest darling (2022) earns a limited release May 5. It looks…captivating.

Here’s a nasty, darkly-funny thriller that gives new meaning to the phrase “Turkish Delight.” “Chokehold,” titled “Boga Boga” in Turkish, is a “Will he get away with it?” murder mystery about a Ponzi scheme operator that everybody in Asia Minor … Continue reading →

Judy Blume’s “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” comes to the screen as a laugh-out-loud comedy that will be nostalgic to those who grew up with the books, and a rare girl-powered tween tale with edge for everybody else. … Continue reading →

The state of the art in the “artificial intelligence” debate is packed into a 90 minute indie drama just now making its way from the film festival circuit and into the reach of the general public. “The Artifice Girl” is … Continue reading →

I’m not a huge horror buff, fan or aficionado. But when I sit down to watch one I do like for it to be smart. “Clock” is a childbirth/”biological clock” thriller that has modern medicine playing God, The Holocaust and … Continue reading →