Author Archives: Roger Moore

This looks hilarious. Feb. 24 on Netflix.

Credit Belgian director and co-writer Lukas Dhont for knowing the one “special effect” his drama “Close” has going for it. Every chance he gets, he makes the audience lose itself in the mystery of his star’s limpid, boyish eyes. As … Continue reading →

It was an Oscar field that seemed, if not set in stone, at least more or less sketched-in, the way “awards seasons” go. But then expectations were upset when the favorite, a Best Actress winner in years past, took her … Continue reading →

Feb. 10, a streaming service does a sort of “Bachelor/Bachelorette” set-up “couples” romance by parking the young and relationship-hungry in Paris, City of Light, City of Loooooooooove. Looks different.

Wow. SO dumb. Who wants to see Jennifer Lopez get married? Again? In a “Shotgun Wedding,” no less? Kind of tasteless, too, right? I mean, who thinks a tropical wedding party taken hostage at a Filipino resort is promising fodder … Continue reading →

All Diane Keaton and William H. Macy need to justify an assignation, cheating on Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, is a cheap motel, a bucket of chicken, a six pack, cable porn and no “Bible” in the room. Cheaters have … Continue reading →

“Life Upside Down” is a pleasant enough and appropriately downbeat “COVID Lockdown Comedy” of no particular consequence. As there have been so many rom-coms set during the height of the “shelter in place” era, it’s difficult to find something fresh … Continue reading →

A boy of about nine has been bitten by his mad dog, and badly injured. He has a seizure at the hospital and his nurse mother is wracked with worry. She rushes to his side when he he wakes up, … Continue reading →

Love for “Elvis,” less than expected for “Top Gun Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water,” just my first thought–seat of the pants take on this AM’s Oscar nominations. “Everything Everywhere all at Once” led all nominees, grabbing recognition on … Continue reading →

And all through the land, haters of “Top Gun” put their heads in the sand. Not a “She Said” vote was ventured, nary an “Avatar” was panned. Short Round’s the new Olivier, Poitier too. Yeoh’s a cinch, Jamie Lee will … Continue reading →