Author Archives: Roger Moore

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Beloved character actors can become a movie-lover’s idea of a perpetual underdog, somebody we root for. So it is for me with Tobin Bell. The one and only “Jigsaw” has at last escaped the “Saw” series. But it’s a shame … Continue reading →

The chef and traveler is the subject of this July release from Focus Features. https://youtu.be/ihEEjwRlghQ

“It’s Not a Burden” interviews scores of parents being cared for, in various ways and in varying degrees, by their adult children. It’s a documentary collage of caregiving showcasing the relationships that endure, even if “the roles have reversed” and … Continue reading →

How can a movie set in Brazil’s Carnival, the colorful, hedonistic Bacchanal held in the days leading up to every Ash Wednesday — unless there’s a global pandemic — come off as drab as “Carnaval?” Colorful costumes, fruity drinks, gaudy … Continue reading →

Blades and fists break out in this tiny Tokyo cafe named…Hydra. July 2 the brawl breaks out on streaming.

A couple of things brought this 1950 movie to mind before it popped up on “Sunday Night Noir” a few days ago. The first was Jeff Bezos over-paying for MGM and its vast library. Film libraries used to be more … Continue reading →

The cheerful, generous employment of vintage second-gen video game graphics and a broad, goofy Nickelodeon/Disney Channel comedy touch are what the makers of the indie film “Hero Mode” hoped to skate by with. They don’t quite pull it off, but … Continue reading →

The ideal person to review the new “Spirit” animated movie would be maybe nine, probably a little girl and certainly a fan of the “Spirit: Riding Free” TV series that spun off of the 2002 movie, “Spirit: Stallion of the … Continue reading →