Author Archives: Roger Moore

Sharlto Copley takes us inside the head of infamous, murderous crank Ted Kaczynski in “Ted K,” a straightforward and yet surprisingly disturbing look at the man the FBI labeled and hunted as “the Unabomber” for some 17 years. What’s surprising … Continue reading →

“Too Cool to Kill” is a gonzo pastiche of genres, a goofy, gorgeous and almost deliriously dizzy send-up of everything from “El Mariachi” to pretty much every gangster movie John Woo ever made. And God knows, we all love John … Continue reading →

This is heavy on exposition, a trailer explaining the Doctor’s state of mind and course of action. Eye popping, of course. Cerebral? Cumberbatch lends it that. Easter Eggs? It wouldn’t be a Marvel trailer if it didn’t have a few … Continue reading →

Some comedies get bonus points for merely existing, for the simple fact that somebody thought the idea of a Wiccan, a witch running his own coven, being outed as his high school homecoming king and voted “most likely to succeed” … Continue reading →

Channel surfing Valentine’s Day lured me back into “Two for the Road,” a sophisticated and sweet “road comedy” that altered the genre for half a century afterward. Sure, “It Happened One Night” was the Ur film of this genre, dating … Continue reading →

It may be simplistic in the way it covers an infamous mass industrial poisoning and cover-up, in tidying up the untidy “relationship” part of the story. And “Minamata” may star Johnny Depp, an actor given to making drunks “cute,” and … Continue reading →

Few movies have ever made as an abrupt a turn as Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco’s “Sundown,” a downbeat melodrama about dissipation, its causes and its consequences. It features a performance of perfectly poker-faced ennui by Tim Roth, a desperate breakdown … Continue reading →

A deep bow of respect to the folks who cooked up “Love Tactics ( Ask Taktikleri),” a shiny and somewhat modern Turkish romantic comedy that, via Netflix, might show the world how Turkey itself is somewhat modern and shiny. This is … Continue reading →

Ivan Reitman didn’t direct a lot of films, just 20 features over a career that spanned over 40 years. But his imprint on screen comedy was enormous, launching actors to stardom and fellow filmmakers who followed in his irreverent, sweet … Continue reading →

After last year’s Oscars announced the “arrival” of director Lee Isaac Chung, those clever celluloid archivists at Film Movement rounded up the Korean-American filmmaker’s earlier works and released them as DVDs and on Film Movement+. Seeing “Munyurangabo,” “Abigail Harm” and … Continue reading →