Author Archives: Roger Moore

    The rise and fall of a hustler, crook and con-artist always makes for a compelling yarn, and making the tale German doesn’t change that. If anything, a nasty “bait and switch and repeat” real estate shuffle/money laundering drama … Continue reading →

Beware those who haunt the seedy motels of America. They’re not just the traditional hunting grounds of the Norman Bates/Aileen Wuornos crowd. That’s where Riz tumbles ashore, a new  arrival from India who never plans on going home. She may … Continue reading →

The action set piece is prefigured the moment we see the business our crusty hero runs for a living. The shoot-out, brawl, blaze and saw-off in the FORESHADOWED sawmill eats up over half of “Earth and Blood.” So the action … Continue reading →

Those ancient puppet punching bags, Punch and Judy, still have lessons to pass on five hundred years after their birth. “Judy & Punch” is a darker-than-dark comedy that takes us back to those early days, the 16th century. A puppeteering … Continue reading →

Proceeds from your streaming the doc will benefit indie record stores. The film was supposed to premiere at SXSW. Now, you can see it at home instead and help out local businesses as well.

OK, there’s a chuckle or two in this trailer for the Quibi Original “Dummy.” Love that Anna. But hey…

Now that the Academy has seen to it that Julianne Moore and Viola Davis have Oscars, perhaps they can turn their attention to a new “best actress to never win an Oscar.” That would be Maggie Gyllenhaal, the always provocative, … Continue reading →

There’s an added poignancy, the wince of too-familiar recognition in seeing “I, Daniel Blake” in the midst of a pandemic-caused global depression. This Palme d’Or winner from Cannes a couple of years back is a sort of ultimate UK “kitchen … Continue reading →

“FX” and “First Blood,” “Cocoon” and “Silverado.” Loved that guy. A great gruff villain, a grand grandfatherly sort, hale fellows well met and working men, Brian Dennehy played Clarence Darrow and Bobby Knight, acted in Chekhov and for Terrence Malick. … Continue reading →

I’d lost track of those filmmaking Carolina siblings, Josh and Jonas Pate, since they transitioned from movies (“Deceiver”) to TV (“Surface”). Born in N.C., they’ve made Charleston, S.C. and environs their stomping grounds. So they may title their latest venture … Continue reading →