Author Archives: Roger Moore

June 25, we find out if the laughs are scary or of the frights are hilarious.

Taylor Paige (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”) and Riley Keough cut loose, let it all hang out and shake their money-makers, with Elvis’s granddaughter trying to out-Black Paige’s title character, culturally-appropriating slang, tone, the works. June 30, this film fest darling … Continue reading →

Obscurant, trippy and more “Shakespeare Adjacent” than an adaptation of “Hamlet” or its tragic female lead, “Finding Ophelia” is one of the more visually-arresting misfires you’ll encounter on the big screen. The acting is so wooden (line readings in particular) … Continue reading →

This has “Terminator” time travel and news of an “Independence Day” level alien threat from the future. “The Tomorrow War,” directed by Lego pic vet Chris McKay, comes to Amazon Prime Video July 2. https://youtu.be/RQjEbkV-9ZM

Viewing the Doc Holliday Western “‘Doc’” cold is quite an eye-opener. You see the cast, wonder why any picture with Faye Dunaway at her post “Bonnie & Clyde” peak isn’t more notorious and note the other novelties in the credits. … Continue reading →

With other films coming out in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre, the trait that makes Dawn Porter’s “Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer” stand out is the context, and the drama of “proof.” Her National … Continue reading →

“Skater Girl” is a pleasant “feel good” Indian drama played in a minor key. It’s sort of a Westernized look at income disparity, lingering “caste” culture and sexism, as it tells the story of an Indian woman raised in London … Continue reading →

July 16, humans are back in season. For the apex predators called Great White sharks.

The effects are impressive and the over-dubbing is good enough that most characters you’d swear were speaking their native English on Shudder’s Russian release, “The Superdeep (Kolskaya sverhglubokay).” But you don’t even need to take the (super shallow) cheap shot … Continue reading →

I’ve been arguing with people online all week about building up box office expectations for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first big musical, “In the Heights.” It’s also showing on HBO Max, and TV is a good place for it. It’s a watchable … Continue reading →