Author Archives: Roger Moore

John Malkovich, Lori Petty, Ruby Modine (you know who’s daughter) and Julian Sand star in this post apocalyptic thriller, due out Oct 1

We toss that phrase around horror films a tad cavalierly — “skin-crawling.” But here’s a feature that earns that label. If you aren’t squirming — or a least itchy — watching “Mosquito State,” you must have never encountered a mosquito … Continue reading →

Ida is traumatized, wracked by guilt over the accident that just killed her mother. She’s all alone, and her social worker has told the 15 year-old with “addiction” issues that her aunt will take her in. Ida’s protests that “I … Continue reading →

Gloomy, sad and a tad hard to follow, “The Last Thing Mary Saw” is a period piece that equates persecution of same sex attraction with the war on “witchcraft,” this time in a pre-Civil War religious sect in rural New … Continue reading →

The producers are premiering it in LA on Aug. 28. Any takers?

“Don’t Breathe 2” is the most gruesomely violent major motion picture since, well, “The Suicide Squad.” A sequel to a horrific thriller that demonstrated the chilling power of silence, co-creators Rodo Sayagues (who takes the directing credit this time) and … Continue reading →

“Beckett” is a piece of pulse-pounding poppycock whipped up as a star vehicle for John David Washington. It’s got enough going for it that I’d like to recommend it. But I have reservations. Boy, do I ever. The title character … Continue reading →

Much of the enduring pop and rock of the 1980s had this shimmering, sunny sheen and rhythmic bounce to it, and that wasn’t just a product of the end of disco and punk as they were absorbed into New Wave … Continue reading →

Distributor Gunpowder & Sky takes a shot at Netflix teen film turf with this latest spin on the classic “Cyrano de Bergerac,” coming out in early Sept. Better than “The Half of It” or “Sierra Burgess is a Loser”? We … Continue reading →

Some good ideas and chewy, hardboiled dialogue don’t entirely go to waste in “Crime Story,” a thriller that barely transcends its beyond-generic title. You have to buy Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss, in his reduced-mobility years, as a retired mobster still … Continue reading →