Author Archives: Roger Moore

Young woman wants to make it as a stand-up comic, stalks her geezer heckler, “a comedy urban legend” until he agrees to coach her. We all know where “All Joking Aside” is going, basically by the time the opening credits … Continue reading →

He was a modest, pious farm boy sent into the slaughterhouse of trench warfare in World War I. When his moment came, he covered a withdrawal of Allied forces by single-handedly staying behind and mowing down the Germans with a … Continue reading →

The totality of human existence might be summed up in the forlorn, inquisitive and sometimes playful narrations of the great German filmmaker, that keen-eyed observer of humanity Werner Herzog. For his latest, the filmmaker who gave us “My Best Fiend” … Continue reading →

There’s no one “Eureka!” moment when “Echo Boomers,” a fictionalized “political statement” burglary version of “The Bling Ring,” goes wrong. It’s a solid enough heist picture, with the hook that the thieves are all aggrieved millennials lashing out at a … Continue reading →

A chilling political murder in broad daylight in an allegedly free country, “the perfect crime.” This comes out Dec. 11.

If there’s one thing any film fan should take away from “Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on ‘The Exorcist,’” it’s exactly the same thing you should take away from “Friedkin Uncut,” the earlier doc about the quintessential hotshot Hollywood director … Continue reading →

A young working class woman with a baby and few job prospects comes to terms with disfiguring injuries in “Dirty God,” a compelling drama about self-image, dashed dreams and the growing up that might be on the other side of … Continue reading →

Back in vaudeville and the silent cinema, they called them “gags.” It’s the problem solving process, usually in comedies, that gets a character into or out of trouble or the next situation. Such as “How do you get a character, … Continue reading →

Not buying it? Well, it is LGBQ and Aubrey Plaza is also in it. And it’s on Hulu.

A John Patrick Shanley script, with Jon Hamm as well. Faith and begorrah!