Author Archives: Roger Moore

James Caan, Vito Corleone’s toughest son and Buddy the Elf’s soft touch dad, has died. An old school hardcase who worked pretty much right to the end, he was 82. “Thief,” “Gardens of Stone,” “The Godfather,” he walked away from … Continue reading →

If you see veteran screen heavy Kim Coates in a velour dinner jacket in a thriller, you can’t go far wrong figuring “Well, he’s playing the Devil.” Wherever his career’s taken him — “Waterworld,” “Black Hawk Down, “Sons of Anarchy” … Continue reading →

Is it “real,” or is it all in our hero’s head? Interestingly, our hero is a young gay potter with a boyfriend and a dark, violent past, troubled family history, the works. July 29 in a few theaters, streaming Aug. … Continue reading →

A dark comedy about mental illness and its collateral damage, “The Enormity of Life” never really manages a laugh and rarely even crawls out from under its own dispiriting shadow. And then it gets to one of its many points. … Continue reading →

“The Purge” meets “The Handmaid’s Tale?” July 29.

What an interesting niche Paul Walter Hauser has carved out for himself. Whatever else he’s played as an actor, a universal character we might call “Person of Interest” dominates his resume. From “Richard Jewell” and “I, Tonya” to his new … Continue reading →

“True story,” the cusp of the 19th century, Dahomey, a power in pre colonial Africa, an Oscar winning star, a sometimes good director needing to redeem herself after that Netflix bomb “Old Guard,” this September 16 release looks promising but … Continue reading →

A November awards season contender from a marquee director. Think it might be good?

That Menace 2 Society TikTok has created another distraction that’s birthing a mini-uproar. Teens are dressing up in suits and ties and the like and showing up, “Men in Black” attired, to “Minions: The Rise of Gru.” They’ve created an … Continue reading →

Who doesn’t love a good hoax? The audacity, the cheekiness of the hoaxer, losing yourself in the question of whether or not you’d have the nerve to try “Inventing Anna,” to attempt becoming “The Phantom of the Open,” much less … Continue reading →