Author Archives: Roger Moore

My favorite scene in the heist thriller “Out of Exile” takes place in an arthouse cinema, supposedly in Dallas. An FBI agent (Ryan Merriman) meets a biker-looking “CI” (confidential informant) played by Jake Roberts. You think to yourself, “Hey, I … Continue reading →

Oh this looks good. Feb. 3.

The Australian dramatic fantasy “Blaze” is so unusual that there is no meeting it halfway. Either take it on director and co-writer Del Kathryn Barton’s terms, or move along. It’s an extraordinary blend of fantasy and ugly reality folded into … Continue reading →

Little-seen if occasionally revived, Jean-Denis Bonan’s “A Woman Kills” is an arch, experimental and titillating French thriller from that seminal year in modern French history, 1968. It’s not particularly revolutionary, as one might expect from an era of demonstrations and … Continue reading →

A petite, kitty-and-cat-video-obsessed pixie punches, slices, stabs and shoots well above her weight in “The Violence Action,” a candy-colored yakuza-killing comedy from Japan. Based on a comic book, cast with mostly ex-child actors who look like the figures in Shin … Continue reading →

Tom Sizemore is decades beyond his “Saving Private Ryan” glory. But he’s top billed in “Bermuda Island,” a plane crash thriller that in no way should be confused with “Plane.” Spoiler alert — Sizemore, playing a flight attendant (Stop laughing!) … Continue reading →

The Polish drama “Illusion” (“Illuzja”), like the missing person search it is about, gives up its secrets sparingly and quietly. We follow a mother (Agata Buzek) who staggers from hope to despair, passing through grief to exasperation along the way, … Continue reading →

“Kids vs. Aliens” is a low-budget horror comedy with big “Goonies” energy, a “Psycho Goreman” riff on kids who love horror movies who find themselves living through one. It’s the latest from Canadian Jason Eisener, who directed “Hobo with a … Continue reading →

This opens in limited release in the US three days after the Oscar nominations are announced. Egypt today, looks promising. Jan. 27.

The Hitchcock films that draw me back in, time and again, are the lighter-hearted ones. As much as I relish “Strangers on a Train,””Vertigo,” “Rear Window” or “Notorious,” it’s the murderous, mysterious larks that hold up best for me. I … Continue reading →