Author Archives: Roger Moore

“The Soul” is a murder mystery wrapped in medical sci-fi, with a tragic, prosecutor-dying-of-cancer romance/pregnant cop-wife melodrama thrown in for good measure. It offers up a lot to chew on, but a lot left undigested as well, all served up … Continue reading →

“Port Authority,” a somewhat affecting New York transgender romance, is a little late to the “guy doesn’t realize the performer he’s attracted is transgender” party. “The Crying Game,” and “Victor/Victoria” are ancient history, after all. But writer-director Danielle Lessovitz’s debut … Continue reading →

Coming in October. You had me at “Anya.” And “Edgar.”

The delight of discovery and element of surprise were all used up on “A Quiet Place.” And that’s not just true for viewers. In the sequel’s prologue, the cast gives us the distinct impression that they can’t “unring” that bell, … Continue reading →

Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Lena Headey, Carla Gugino and Paul Giamatti also star in this hit woman action comedy. A “Shoot em Up” or “Harley Quinn That doesn’t suck?”

Angelino grandson, a workaholic who toils in finance, is told “Let’s go for a drive” by his grandpa, who takes him out to the desert. He speaks of Old Mexico, or at least the Mexico he left to emigrate to … Continue reading →

Whatever else this fellow Will Smith — no, not THAT Will Smith — has going on in his life, he tells a helluva yarn. And that “yarn,” about a mysterious neighbor he barely knows leaving a large and expensive stamp … Continue reading →

Nov. 5, lots of new superheroes for those who need them.

Sometimes, they lose you in the finale. They over-explain their “motiveless murder” thriller, and the explanations don’t add up to anything other than “pitiless psychopath” or the filmmakers do something else to show they don’t know when to call it … Continue reading →

A dark comedy about serial killers and a support group, led by David Koechner.