Author Archives: Roger Moore

Nothing like watching a “smart house runs amok” thriller on the morning of your latest data breach (Thanks, Netflix) to put you in the mood. “Margaux” is the story of a “Siri” with serious issues, and it goes like this. … Continue reading →

Pearce’s novelist went into seclusion after his book was blamed for triggering “the Knoxville shooter.” Alice Eve co stars in this gritty looking variation on a “Conspiracy Theory” theme. Sept. 23, in theaters and streaming.

“Simpson’s” fans might recognize the Sunsphere from the Knoxville World’s Fair of the 1980s, still standing and home of RealknoxvilleMusic.com these days. Hanging out tonight with Wayne Blledsoe on his show ” Miles to Go” as he plays from his … Continue reading →

You’d think there’d be a historical marker noting this town’s places in cinema history — Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and the Coen Brothers filming a movie in the boonies, Food City manager Mike Campbell co-founding a cinema empire out of … Continue reading →

“Root Letter” is an indie murder mystery about a missing pen pal, a film based on a Japanese video game. It’s a slow, sloppily-structured exercise in tedium that is simple yet hard to follow, short but interminable thanks to leaden … Continue reading →

Whatever the stylistic charms of Olivier Bourdeaut’s acclaimed novel, the film version of “Waiting for Bojangles (En attendant Bojangles)” offers further proof that “manic pixie dream girls” exist in France, and not just in the person of Audrey “Amelie” Tautou. … Continue reading →

Three friends struggle with a past that could cripple their future in this film, written directed by and starring Ty Gordon. If you’ve never heard of Gordon, or seen “Harm” or “Obscura,” you’re not alone. Sept. 30 this Film Arcade … Continue reading →

“Burial” is a clunky but somewhat engrossing WWII “quest” thriller about Adolf Hitler’s body. British B-movie writer-director Ben Parker (“The Chamber”) conjures up a fanciful version of what happened to that corpse when the Russians got their hands on it. … Continue reading →

There’s no mistaking the look of a Fritz Lang film, especially the dark, soundstage-bound productions, with their elaborate arrangement of light, shadows and faces in the compositions. But “Ministry of Fear,” his film of Seton I. Miller’s adaptation of a … Continue reading →