Author Archives: Roger Moore

You know, you don’t need to take two and a half hours to do a funny, modern riff on Lina Wertmüller’s class-warfare-among-castaways classic “Swept Away (1974).” Even if you’re that Swedish slice of wry, Ruben Östlund. But if cutting “Triangle … Continue reading →

“Till” is a period piece that reminds us of a time when an image could shock the conscience of a nation. It’s an object lesson that chills when we realize this isn’t ancient history, that this happened within living memory, … Continue reading →

A combat vet comes home after suffering a brain injury in this intimate drama. A nice change for Lawrence, who seemed to be settling into all star epics or attempted blockbusters. Stephen McKinley Henderson also stars. Nov. 4. https://youtu.be/j307q8zMD3Y

She has a chip on her shoulder. We can see it in her eyes and hear it in her sarcasm when dealing with a case worker at the welfare office. And there’s something about that child at her feet that … Continue reading →

The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” era, revisited. Nov. 13. Looks good. Looks like Oscar bait. From A24.

A little J-Horror…JANUARY horror from Universal and Blumhouse. The “evil doll” trope goes digital., Jan 13.

Tony winning actress, writer and director Sarah Jones turns her “Sell/Buy/Date” sex work show into a 100 minute “teachable moment” movie. She uses “protests” against the just-announced “film version” of the play as an impetus to exploring the subject further … Continue reading →

Note the clever use of an orchestral version of the Stones’ “Paint it Black” as tasty subtext. Tim Burton has given Jenna Ortega a terrific star vehicle. Nov. 23, we find out if it paid off.

That Romeo Montague is one fickle fop in “Rosaline,” a fanciful, lighthearted riff on The Girl He Left on that Other Balcony. An adaptation of Rebecca Serle’s novel, it conjures up an unseen character from Shakespeare’s play, a girl young … Continue reading →

“The Accursed” is the kind of by-the-book demonic “curse” movie that you just know somebody’s going to have to consult a “book” at some point. The cover is always leather. Or perhaps human skin? There’s always a pentagram on it, … Continue reading →