Author Archives: Roger Moore

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 →

This looks cute, in a bending the Church rules, swiping from the Catholic Church sort of way. Sept. 23?

Here’s a little Brit bauble that got by me, and you and most everybody else when it popped out briefly back in 2012. “The Hot Potato” was “inspired by a” true story about a stolen lump of uranium and all … Continue reading →

Coming soon?

I used to be a projectionist back in in college. Carbon arc projectors in a 1300 seat student concert/convocation hall. Being a radio guy, I fretted over ways to improve the sound. But keeping those blinding white light carbon rods … Continue reading →

We all know and have been saddened as we learned about Bruce Willis and the aphasia that has battered his ability to speak, remember lines or act. What hasn’t been explained is why his family keeps trotting him out there … Continue reading →

Writer-director Neil LaBute makes a mockery of film noir in his new thriller “Out of the Blue.” It’s a lampoon of the classic femme fatale stories that define the genre — from “Double Indemnity” and “The Postman Always Rings Twice” … Continue reading →

An indie interfaith romance with no one I recognize in it. Sept. 16, kosher or not, here it comes.

Oct. 18, this documentary, narrated by PBS favorite Peter Coyote, streams and promises…a lot more UFO hearsay? Lotta sizzle and “testimony” endorsements in this trailer.