Author Archives: Roger Moore

A solid, straightforward narrative — heavy on the history, light in melodrama — is the best recommendation for “A Call to Spy,” a true story of World War II and an American woman who joined British agents to do perform … Continue reading →

It wasn’t hard to track down a still shot from “Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between” that captures how bland it is. And I needed that shot to make a point that this endless pop music montage masquerading as a … Continue reading →

Amazon is releasing, what, a “teaser” a week for this new prequel series (I think I have that right) to J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy fiction epic? Another one is due July 14, so they say. Not a bad strategy. What do … Continue reading →

“The Sea Beast” bolts off the screen with a photo-realistic CGI animated shipwreck and a bracing blast of high stakes mayhem as told by a plucky girl, reading a dime novel on sea serpents and those who hunt them — … Continue reading →

For some reason, when I heard of sitcom mainstay Larry Storch’s passing at the grand old age of 99, this scene is what came to mind. Blake Edwards had a bit of a big screen comeback after “10,” and the … Continue reading →

Nice to see Freeman getting another detective thriller in before hanging it up. Frank Grillo also stars with The Great Binoche in this July 29 release.

Gawd, not this again. “Torture porn?” Wanton self-injury and exploding head slaughter set to the tune of “Ten Little Indians?” It’s entirely possible the creators of this nigh-on-unwatchable “Death Count” know that no less than Agatha Christie perfected this plot, … Continue reading →

Every now and then a debut feature film comes out that reminds you that not everybody dying to direct a movie is a slave to genre. Some filmmakers love actors and how they can touch, move and even inspire an … Continue reading →

This award winner looks charming and bittersweet. Aug. 12 from Strand Releasing.

A father tries to check himself and his family out of a civilization he sees as hopelessly corrupt and doomed in “Costa Brava, Lebanon,” a parable of parenting and pollution set in Lebanon “in a near future.” Co-writer/director Mounia Aki … Continue reading →