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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

Movie Preview: Nicolas Cage in a murderous carnival funhouse? “Willy’s Wonderland”

Coming next year. No doubt after a full length trailer has been whipped up in addition to this taunting teaser.

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Movie Review: Tamil romance takes a Transgender Turn in Toronto — “Roobha”

“Roobha” is a Canadian drama that gives a transgender romance and its fallout a South Asian touch, set as it is among Toronto’s Tamil community. It poetically folds Hindu myth into a story of self-discovery, “coming out” and finding oneself … Continue reading

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The voice narrating this “Fauci” vs Fascist ad?

Jeffrey Wright, Sam Elliott, Brad Pitt and now this guy. A damned all star team of voice overs. Taking a bullwhip to Trump and his Vanilla ISIS/Y’all Qaeda backers.

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Netflixable? A two-fisted Mexican priest faces a possessed teen — “Menendez: The Day of the Lord”

The disgraced priest paints a white cross underneath his welcome mat to let us know he’s done this before. And the former Padre Menéndez breaks out the cattle prod, the hammer, a couple of monkey wrenches and the brass knuckles, … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Crude and kinky? “Call Me Brother”

There are those for whom “Borat 2” was too subtle, that it didn’t have enough bodily function or inappropriate sexual “chemistry” jokes. Have I got a movie for you. “Call Me Brother” is a raunchy, screwball stoner farce about teen … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Triggered” friends hunt friends in the forest

Nine friends gather in the woods for a campout on the weekend of “the big game” at their high school alma mater. Only one is meant to walk out. That’s the weary premise of “Triggered,” a grisly, gory variation on … Continue reading

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Movie Review: The Slender Man in your iPad wants you to “Come Play”

One of the many things broken by the COVID pandemic was the covenant between horror movie makers and their audience. Horror movies just aren’t the same on a small screen once you’ve cleared your tweens. They demand to be seen … Continue reading

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Movie preview: Depp and Whitaker take on a “City of Lies”

The Tupac and Biggie murders that the racist, corrupt cops didn’t want solved

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Movie Preview: Eric Bana returns to small town intrigue — “The Dry”

A cop comes home, violence ensues. In rural Australia. Haven’t heard much out of Mr. Bana in recent years. Has he been car racing or doing Aussie TV?

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Baby Yoda speaks!

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