Author Archives: Roger Moore

Adam Sandler never makes it look easy. He’s never mastered the art of “selling” his various screen characters’ emotions or verbal explosions as actual changes in mood. The inexpressive — now middle-aged — face never quite matches the bellowing he’s … Continue reading →

Director Christos Nikou did “Dogtooth,” to that’s worth remembering when deciding whether or not to check out this late June release.

Danny Trejo’s in this wackness on the half shell. Charlie Clark (Who?) plays a character named Charlie Clark. With veteran military movie set consultant Dale Dye, Sofia Pernas and Michelle Lee. June 24.

A Thanksgiving theatrical release with a 1950s Sci Fi vibe. Jake Gyllenhaal and Alan Tudyck are the only credited voices in this on IMDb at the moment.

Maybe it’s just me, but just once I’d like to see a “documentary” about aliens, mythic creatures, ghosts and the paranormal start from a position of “healthy skepticism.” Yes, this baseball rolled off a staircase, on camera and seemingly on … Continue reading →

“Paskal” is a Malaysian Seal Team Six thriller, an action picture that rarely missteps when it’s all about the action, but that takes too many detours into dull, cliched melodrama to recommend. We see the county’s elite force, formed in … Continue reading →

Straight to Paramount+ streaming, June 23. Maybe one half chuckle in this trailer. It’s a different world, you fart knockers.

For the past few weeks, I’ve been fuming at boutique distributor Neon, which was waffling on whether or not to preview screen “Crimes of the Future” in my market, or anywhere near me. Coupled with a general lack of advertising, … Continue reading →

The line for the 1130am showing of “Crimes of the Future” starts here, in the parking lot of Raleigh, NC’s Cinemark Grande. Apparently.

Ancient corpses uncovered in a bog haunt the residents near it in “Moloch,” a gloomy, suspenseful thriller from the Netherlands. Director and co-writer Nico van den Brink makes his feature filmmaking debut an exercise in menacing a mother and her … Continue reading →