Author Archives: Roger Moore

It isn’t the exact quote that gave birth to the old Wilma Askinas aphorism, but I’ve always remembered it as “A friend is someone who sees through you and still enjoys the show.” Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams were contemporaries … Continue reading →

Just as high-concept as “WandaVision” and funnier, even without the sitcom-centric premise, “Loki” takes our favorite Marvel mischief maker and puts him on trial for his crimes against time. And timelines. It gives him the chance to make good on … Continue reading →

Spall’s a guy who “waits” for this and that and Ms. Right and who gets a dose what he might be missing out on, losing a whole year at a time, in this July 2 romance.

“Chasing Comets” is a damp dishrag of a “footy” comedy from Down Under. It’s about a coulda-woulda womanizing player for the Comets of Wagga Wagga, a small town “so nice they named it twice.” And that’s about as funny as … Continue reading →

 The endlessly fascinating figure of artist, provocateur and artistic bon vivant Salvador Dalí has been dissected on film before, but rarely with the detail that “Salvador Dalí : In Search of Immortality” does. It’s a psychological biography, emphasizing the childhood … Continue reading →

Don Cheadle and Matt Damon, Benecio del Toro, Ray Liotta and Jon Hamm and Brendan Fraser are among the “Usual Suspects” of this Steven Soderbergh, HBO Max July 1 release.

Texas executing an innocent man while a killer goes free? Color me shocked. This comes out July 2.

Something’s eating at Charlie. He’s working on this house at all hours, sawing and shoveling and whatnot. The phone rings incessantly, but he won’t answer. He’s always popping in his ear buds and tuning out the world. With his sister … Continue reading →

“Sweet and Sour” is a Korean romantic fantasy that isn’t remotely as cute and clever as those who made it seem to think it is. It’s a standard-issue “meet cute” romance about a plump nerd who falls hard for the … Continue reading →

Whatever hardcore Stephen King fans get out of “Lisey’s Story,” with its suggestions of a writer’s supernatural powers and “visions,” haunted childhoods aging into crippling adulthoods and a post-mortem “bool (treasure) hunt” as the last gasp of a great love … Continue reading →