Author Archives: Roger Moore

Paul and Vin and Michelle et al, back in the blush of youth, when they were all living and this decades old franchise was fresh. “Fast X” is coming, and its own trailer is in the works.

A kid who longs to grow up to be a pro surfer rides waves and surfs through the shoals of a seriously dysfunctional home life in “Ocean Boy,” which was titled “Bosch & Rockit” in Australia, where this “true story” … Continue reading →

“Infinity Pool” is a violent, hallucinatory thriller that puts the viewer, like its protagonist, in a pretty ugly head space. It’s unpleasant, gory and occasionally troubling, so of course Mia Goth co-stars in it. That’s become her brand. It wallows … Continue reading →

What does M. Night Shyamalan’s adaptation “Knock at the Cabin” have in common with “Old,” “Lady in the Water” and “The Happening?” It’s glib, gloomy, and in the end, kind of pointless. Even its “apocalyptic” edge seems played, a road … Continue reading →

A secret network of “ordinary people” fights the Japanese. Because heaven knows the Nationalists and the Communists weren’t having much of a go of that. The trailer to this Feb. 17 release doesn’t give us anything but the cast — … Continue reading →

A Special Forces vet must take on the underworld when his little boy is threatened in this thriller, which also stars, Phoebe Tonkin, and the film’s writer-and-director, rugby star turned actor and now actor-director Matt Nable. Mar. 3.

“Godland” is an Icelandic fable of faith and cultures clashing and colonialism told as the story of a Danish Lutheran priest sorely tested when he’s sent to minister to an unserved corner of the sparsely populated volcanic rock. Hlynur Pálmason, … Continue reading →

“The Lost Lotteries” is a seriously slap-shticky farce from Thailand, another version of “We need to get back that LOTTO ticket,” this one co-starring a famous Thai kickboxer. It’s not all that original, but it’s as screwy as can be, … Continue reading →

Odd timing for this indie tale of peril and priests. https://vimeo.com/788715956