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Movie Critic, formerly with McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, published in Spin Magazine, The World and now published here, Orlando Magazine, Autoweek Magazine

Classic Film Review: Cocteau Kink? “Les parents terribles — The Terrible Parents,” aka “The Storm Within”(1948)

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Roger Moore

One of the most praised French films of its day, Jean Cocteau’s 1948 dark comedy “Les parents terribles” still summons a chuckle or two and a cineaste’s appreciation of its compact, concentrated mise en scene-focused compositions, cinematography and editing. Its … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Serial Killer gives Pedophile Priests “Unholy Communion”

Posted on August 3, 2026 by Roger Moore

“Unholy Communion” is a lukewarm mystery-thriller about a hot-button topic. A serial killer exacts vengeaunce on child-molesting Catholic priests in the aftermath of what used to be the biggest sex scandal in history. These days, with a pedophile-tolerant Catholic-packed Supreme … Continue reading →

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Series Review: Epic Investigation, Ghastly Crime — “The Bombing of Pan Am 103”

Posted on August 2, 2026 by Roger Moore

A heinous crime, the vast investigation undertaken to solve it and the elusive pursuit of “justice” makes for an enrossing but sprawling and ungainly mini-series in “The Bombing of Pan Am 103.” Writer-and-series-creator Jonathan Lee’s second crack at this material … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Gen Z confronts “I Want Your Sex” Reality — with Trepidation

Posted on August 1, 2026 by Roger Moore

Some of us saw this coming way back when “Tron” was rebooted as “Tron: Legacy” The chilly, chiseled perfection that was Olivia Wilde just screamed “dominatrix,” and maybe a future in Cruella de Vil/Nora Desmond roles. Wilde, dolled up in … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Same ol’ “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” or Not

Posted on July 31, 2026 by Roger Moore

The theory that any movie is improved by the presence of Jon Bernthal gets a stern test in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” As grumpy, crusty, gun-crazy Frank Castle, aka “The Punisher,” reluctant sidekick to Spider-Man, Bernthal curses, sticks his nose … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Memory and Preserving the Past in Venezuela — “Lost Chapters”

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Roger Moore

The Venezualan drama “Lost Chapters” is a meditation on memory, both family and national history. Its slight story about a student’s homecoming to her book-dealer dad to finish up research on a mysterious, “fake pseudonym” hustling Venezuelan novelist of the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Jake J. and Steenburgen master Pickleball – “The Dink”

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Roger Moore

“The Dink” is Jake Johnson’s tamest comedy since “Let’s Be Cops.” And even though he’s done the network sitcom thing (“The New Girl”), I’ve got to say it doesn’t really suit him. “Dink” is a not-quite-rom-com about finally giving up … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Kevin Hart’s got “72 Hours” to Stay Relevent

Posted on July 28, 2026 by Roger Moore

In his latest comedy, Kevin Hart plays an over-40 ad/marketing man who joins four Gen Z bros for a Miami bachelor party/bacchanal in order to touch base with “the youth market” and stay relevent in his business. So “72 Hours” … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Vice, Violence and Algerian French Underworld Laughs come from “A Family of Bastards”

Posted on July 27, 2026 by Roger Moore

Humor is subjective, the epitome of “to each his/her own” in terms of taste. But I can’t recall a recent caper comedy that’s made me laugh as hard as “A Family of Bastards.” The setting is Paris, characters are Algerian … Continue reading →

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Movie Review — “Hadestown: The Musical”

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Roger Moore

The Tony Award-winning musical “Hadestown” comes to the big screen as “Hadestown: The Musical,” a filmed version of the show, earns a one week theatrical run. It’s a kind of whitebread New Orleans juke joint musical, a 1930-set retelling of … Continue reading →

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