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About Roger Moore

Movie Critic, formerly with McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, published in Spin Magazine, The World and now published here, Orlando Magazine, Autoweek Magazine

Golden Globes takes heat for turning a blind eye to an epic year for African American Film and TV

Reading Twitter’s reaction to the Golden Globe nominations announced yesterday, a few takes stood out — things beyond the usual “What do those foreign-accented liquor distributors and diner-owners know about good film/TV?” criticism. “I May Destroy You” was Twittered up … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: A Spielberg gets mixed up in horror — “Honeydew”

Sawyer Spielberg co-stars, with Malin Barr, in this mid-March horror tale from Dark Star. Yes, Sawyer is son of Steven and Kate Capshaw, an actor with not a lot of credits…yet. A young couple seeks shelter with the WRONG farmer … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Son of the South” tries hard not to whitewash the Civil Rights Movement, and fails

It’s nigh on impossible to make a film that tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement through a white character’s eyes any more. We’re a very long way from the days of a “Mississippi Burning” treatment of this subject. … Continue reading

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Is Christopher Nolan’s divorce from Warners final?

The rift that started when Warner Brothers had to rethink distribution last year thanks to the pandemic seems terminal, to some. A “divorce” is in the works. Or is it? Christopher Nolan can’t really blame “Tenet” bombing on Warners can … Continue reading

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Documentary Review: “Mayor” finds Irony and Hope in the heart of Occupied Palestine

The mayor walks the few blocks from his home to work, stopped several times along the way by constituents at the start of his day. “What can I do for you?” he asks, pressing the flesh and reinforcing what Tip … Continue reading

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Apple, NBC, HBO, Hulu and Amazon spend and spend “chasing Netflix

Every now and then, a series or movie breaks through on one of the non Netflix streamers and we remember, “Oh yeah, we have that choice, too.” Last weekend it was a Justin Timber drama, “Palmer” that pointed the spotlight … Continue reading

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Movie Review: A gripping story of the Real Black Panthers — “Judas and the Black Messiah”

“Get Out” was Daniel Kaluuya‘s breakout film, a satiric, suspenseful horror blockbuster that generated a lot more discussion of its intensity, gimmick and twists than of its good performances. But taking on charismatic Black Panther recruiter, leader and born-politician Fred … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Thomas Ian Nicholas has to deal with Mickey Rourke, Penelope Anne Miller, Sean Astin and Lou Diamond Phillips in “Adverse”

Feb. 12 in theaters, March VOD. Man, Mickey Rourke just looks less and less of this world, right?

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Movie Review: “The Right One” goes a tad too wrong

You can’t help but root for any romantic comedy that comes along to work, because so very few of them do. “The Right One” has a few promising elements which make themselves obvious from the get-go. But the good ideas … Continue reading

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Hal Holbrook: Twain and Deep Throat — decades of movies, TV and theater, dies at 95

Just go to this link and check out the man’s filmography. Hal Holbrook had a very long, deep and interesting career. Like others we’ve spent this winter of 2021 mourning, he was active a very long time, made many memorable … Continue reading

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