Author Archives: Roger Moore

This one plays up Annie Potts, Paul Rudd and Carrie Coon, and teases a certain Blues Brother. The kids have been given a “Stranger Things” build up in the first trailer. This one emphasizes the geek tech, as well. What … Continue reading →

A little “Invisible Man” styled horror from Searchlight, this one opens August 20.

We have just enough time to settle in for the fun ride that “Jungle Cruise” might have been before the rug is almost wholly pulled out from under us. Dwayne Johnson turns up the charm and charisma as everybody’s favorite … Continue reading →

Sept 17 this doc about a musical bio documentary of the musician, gay icon, signature guitar line star St Vincent comes out and we find out where “things went horribly wrong.” For once, you can’t blame that on the casting … Continue reading →

Much and all due respect to the gent who did “Hamilton” and that “In the Heights” New York tuner that opened back in June. But “Summertime” is the musical of this summer. It bounces and tickles and touches and shares … Continue reading →

This intrigues…and opens August 6.

We can tell the minute the “old friend” shows up, back in the remote corner of West Virginia where he grew up, that he’s trouble for Cole. Terry (Cosmo Jarvis) talks too loud and too freely and knows way too … Continue reading →

The teaser trailer doesn’t tell us much — generations of women, Penelope Cruz of course, babies, life… But how much does it need to tell other than it’s Almodovar? “Madres Paralelas” is about to premiere at the Venice FFest. Sony … Continue reading →

A rich eccentric finances an artiste’s latest movie “blockbuster” sounds silly enough. But that cast!

A few things hamstring the “Affair to Remember-ish” romance “The Last Letter from Your Lover,” a Netflix film adapted from the Jojo Moyes novel. One is casting. Shailene Woodley and Felicity Jones are marvelous, as one would expect, with Woodley … Continue reading →