Author Archives: Roger Moore

The GI Joe character origin story opens July 23. Lukewarm on the franchise, but anything with samurai swords…

Writer-director Michihito Fujii puts the “sag” back in “saga” with his soapy, melodramatic mob movie “A Family,” originally-titled “Yakuza and the Family.” It has plenty of the sorts of characters and plot elements you expect when you hear a film … Continue reading →

The scandal-torn Catholic Church stops playing politics and trying to spin its endless child molestation scandal, shrinking attendance, etc., to watch young priests play futbol. This documentary comes around June 29.

This August spin on “In Cold Blood” type of murder in Virginia opens in August.

They’re calling it “Cinema Week.” AMC Theatres is Offering All You Can Eat Popcorn as it unfolds. https://t.co/y9Dw3NvGHl https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1407112014384730112?s=20

Here it is, at long last, the looniest tune in this “car toon” saga. More characters, more “Bugs Bunny physics,” more epic stunts, more spectacular nonsense, “F9” roars into theaters the perfect marriage of “fan service” and “character service.” Everybody … Continue reading →

This Apple release comes to Apple TV Nov. 12. Anybody know the “true story” this is based on? A podcast inspired it.

The early reviews for the NINTH “Fast and the Furious” movie have been mostly upbeat. As it’s opened in the rest of the world before its native North America, those are are easy-touch Australian and New Zealand critics. So the … Continue reading →

Sylwia Zając, by any reasonable measure of this cliche, appears to “have it all.” She is young, beautiful, blonde and famous. And thanks to her choice of career, she’s insanely fit. That career — as an exercise guru and social … Continue reading →

Putting out a Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson and Antonio Banderas action sequel on Father’s Day didn’t pay off, as “Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” did middling business as a mid week opening. An $11.67 million weekend, over $15 or … Continue reading →