Author Archives: Roger Moore

TCB, ya’ll. Mere weeks away.

Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Rebecca Ferguson, Henry Czerny and the whole IMF, back for their finale. Well, the first half of that finale anyway. Epic stunts, big chases. Big screen. Big time. July of 2023 seems a long time to … Continue reading →

That uneasy feeling that the dark, downbeat Turkish road picture “Godspeed” might be dipping into propaganda every now and again are borne out by the film’s closing credits, referring to dead Turkish troops fighting Turkish (and Syrian and Iraqi) Kurds … Continue reading →

It’s been all over Twitter this weekend, trending just below the latest from the pasty-faced Apartheid perv and “DOWN go the Celtics!” Why was Peter Pan turned into the villain of “Chip’n’Dale’s Rescue Rangers?” He’s depicted as an embittered one-time … Continue reading →

Has it really been 25 years since “In & Out” came, uh, “out?” Kevin Kline won an Oscar for other work, but hell’s bells, he was never funnier than in this Paul Rudnick farce. Debbie Reynolds playing his Mom, Joan … Continue reading →

British? Check. Welsh and overcast? Check and check again. Twee? Oh my yes. June 17 Focus Features starts to roll this one out.

The closing image of “We Feed People, Ron Howard’s uplifting documentary about Chef José Andrés and the righteous work he and the non-governmental-organization charity he helped found, World Central Kitchen, is a kicker, one of documentary cinema’s great story-in-a-single-shot punchlines. … Continue reading →

For those keeping score at home, I called it. Netflix getting into the Victoria Justice business was a smart play for both parties. Give her suitable, wholesome, flirty and sassy parts and she’ll deliver and Netflix will be the richer … Continue reading →

Everyone’s viewing tolerance is different. Everyone has a different limit, how long she or he or we will sit through a streaming series, waiting for something — ANYthing — interesting to happen. I got three hours into the new Amazon … Continue reading →

Well, nobody’s done a genie movie in forever. And this trailer? That’s some serious eye candy.