Author Archives: Roger Moore

“Rite of the Shaman” is a well-intentioned filmed homily about the righteous path for an aspiring holy man to take in his teens, when he’s still learning how to process grief, compartmentalize life’s many struggles and deal with bullies. It’s … Continue reading →

How meta is that? Not “Facebook” Meta, but…meta. Randall Park? Funny. JB Smoove? Funny. The young and funny and cute surround them. Nov. 3.

Images that stick in the mind in “The Luck of Ginger Coffey,” an Irish immigrant’s tale set and shot in a wintry Montreal, often involve the snow, the icy streets. Robert Shaw was not yet a big star. He’d played … Continue reading →

This cast isn’t household names, the behind the camera talented somewhat unheralded as well, and the look? This can’t be the first time someone thought of Buffalo as *No man’s land.” Sorry. Too easy. Look for “Bunker” early next year.

There’s got to be some truth to the myth that the phrase “an acquired taste” was first applied, in Italian, to that guru of gore Dario Argento and eventually translated into English. Which makes his latest, “Dark Glasses,” something of … Continue reading →

Tales of Japanese soldiers who refused to surrender at the end of World War II long ago entered the realm of legend, and even became a punchline as the decades passed and the myth of the “fanatics” still holding out … Continue reading →

A meteor streaks through the opening credits, strikes in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, and a hiking couple must contend with what crawls out of it in “Significant Other.” So what can co-writers/directors Robert Olsen and Dan Berk throw … Continue reading →

There was a brief splash when this gimmicky accordion-packing *love goddess* and “petite flower” could rightly be considered the funniest woman alive. Judy Tenuta had catch phrases — “It could happen!” — and a pet name for her fans, “Hey … Continue reading →

Then the dead friend…comes back? A “second chance” at “having more fun with her?” Nov. 4.

Animated and out April 7, this “teaser” is more of a long clip to show us their visual approach. A lot of big names in it. And Chris Pratt.