Author Archives: Roger Moore

“Ah don’t have to remind you that her daddy thinks he is the ‘Jesus J. Edgar Christ’ of the Appalachian Mountains,” the mountaineer crime patriarch drawls in warning to his only son, who has taken up with a local prosecutor’s … Continue reading →

This “Winter’s Bone” tale is set in rural Jackson County, N.C., with power plays, politics, meth and bad blood tying up generations of folks given to “outlawing.” Opens Friday, streaming Feb. 24.

If ever a rom-com didn’t merit, warrant or need a sequel, it was the thin gruel that was “Squared Love,” a Polish comedy about a vapid influencer and reluctant viral sensation/schoolteacher finding love. But here we are, back to square … Continue reading →

Here’s the TV spot from the Fox football game Sunday. “Grumpy Old Indy,” villains sidekicks and stunt doubles. Looks fun, even if it strains credulity.

Plainly too good to just abandon, whatever Armie Hammer impersonation Ezra Miller managed. Off camera. Ben and Keaton and Supergirl…multiverses? Multiple timelines? June 16.

Scores a few laughs, reaches for touching. Second Marvel movie in a row with a Black villain? Interesting.

William Fichtner is among the stars in this Feb 17 release, the feature writing and directing debut of someone named Eromose.

The first word that comes to mind when considering Christopher Smith’s “Consecration” is “classy.” There’s a polish and high-mindedness to it, a sheen to its gloomy Scottish setting and real acting talent deployed in this “mad convent” morality tale. Frights? … Continue reading →

Zoe Chao puts on a clinic on “the funny new BF of the leading lady” as a rom-com trope in “Your Place or Mine,” an exceptionally mild-mannered farce set up as a Reese Witherspoon/Ashton Kutcher vehicle. Chao plays the pretty, … Continue reading →