Author Archives: Roger Moore

There isn’t much mystery or suspense in “Jeepers Creepers: Reborn,” a horror movie whose characters are wholly aware there have been three other films based on this rural Deep South “urban legend.” A bunch of them even cosplay the demon … Continue reading →

Moody, sinister and tense. Leonard C. does that for you, and your movie trailer. The film looks good, too. Nov. 18.

It takes a funeral to bring these two together. Apple TV has this one. Looks fun.

Margaret Qualley lands a starring role, playing a journalist who meets and tumbles into a shady operator played by Joe Alwyn. It’s from A24, so we pretty much know it’s going to be good.

Writer-director Carlota Pereda’s “Piggy” is a genre-busting, expectations-defying thriller about a morbidly-obese teen whose has her revenge on those who label her “Cerdita” (little pig.). Only it’s not a straight-up vengeance story, even though bloody enough to fit under the … Continue reading →

The Sanderson sisters are back, summoned by a couple of modern day Salem teens who cast a “help our intentions manifest” spell. But the ladies require supplies for whatever they get up to in “Hocus Pocus 2.” Eldest sister Winnifred … Continue reading →

About damned time. Get a room, you two.

As the Cat 4 menace known as Ian bears down on my corner of the world, theaters close, preview screenings are canceled and life goes on hold. “Smile” will have to wait. I still have my Warner Brothers provided rain … Continue reading →

Billy Eichner brings strong “Billy on the Street” energy to his first film, the laugh-out-loud gay romance “Bros,” which he co-wrote with director Nicholas Stoller. When you’ve got license to poke fun at acronyms and the different priorities across the … Continue reading →

An organized riot of images and sounds, “Moonage Daydream” is perhaps the only way a documentary biographer could approach the story of David Bowie. Brett Morgen (“Crossfire Hurricane”) has made his true masterpiece, the perfect film to celebrate a multifaceted … Continue reading →