Author Archives: Roger Moore

I think about this bit of stuntman derring do every time I see “Beast,” or any digital lion, bear, gator, croc or dog on the screen. You think it’s more faked than it actually was. Nuh-uh.

As it drifts on well past its expiration date, the great Schwarzenegger/Stallone rivalry still has its unfinished business. Until now. At long last Sly Stallone has his “Last Action Hero,” an action pic — in this case a superhero story … Continue reading →

A god sphere in orbit around Mars? Let’s see what’s in it come Sept. 13.

There’ve been so many bank-hostage thrillers that it’s pretty much a thriller genre all its own. And as such, it’s very hard to make one that stands out from the crowd. The phrase “as you’ve never seen him before” was … Continue reading →

A German language drama about incest? Fall is here. Sept. 20, from the aptly-named Altered Innocence distributor.

Men in wide sombreros and long-sleeved shirts that fend off cuts from the sharp leaves harvest agave plants in the opening scene of “Dos Estaciones” (Two Stations), an intimate drama about a family business and hopes beyond it facing the … Continue reading →

The title of Simon Napier-Bell’s warm, incisive “George Michael: Portrait of an Artist” documentary is somewhat limiting. The film captures the rise of a pop icon and taps into his creative process and place within pop culture. But it also … Continue reading →

A little slice-of-the-long-war in Ukraine satire from Film Movement, “Donbass” has a title everyone recognizes as a region the Russians covet and have been destabilizing and invading since 2014, calling it a “civil war” as they send “separatists” in to … Continue reading →

“Wolves of War” is a straight-up WWII B-movie, leaning towards C. A semi-sensible “secret mission” thriller, it sends a bunch of British paratroopers — accompanied by a young scientist (Jackson Bews) — in search of a researcher who’s been living … Continue reading →