Author Archives: Roger Moore

From the moment they meet, Stu the Uber driver in “Stuber” is a smart-ass. Doesn’t matter that he’s a Pakistani-American pushover driving a Nissan Leaf in the evenings for extra cash, and his new passenger is a roided-up, tattoo covered … Continue reading →

Yeah? And? This has been where things are going for a few years, but the death spiral has been interrupted repeatedly by this or that trend or genre that suddenly exploded in popularity Maybe the death will be sudden, but … Continue reading →

Craig sounds like he’s goofing on Pierce Brosnan in this trailer for the Thanksgiving comedy. Christopher Plummer and Lakeith Stanfield are also on board.

Michael Ealy stars in this remake, which is coming out later this summer. It’s a reinvention of the story that Bruce Joel Rubin told, with Tim Robbiins and Danny Aiello and others back in 1990. I interviewed Rubin when the … Continue reading →

    Operatic in tone, a love poem that’s “Howl” raw in scope and despair, “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” is a deadpan elegy to a city, its ever-shifting populace, family lore and the weight of the past. … Continue reading →

Whatever the quality of this Fox farce, they’ve done a helluva job selling it. Kumail and Dave, a “Throwback” exploitation style trailer this time, and it’s “Early reviews be damned. I am DOWN for this.” Those early reviews have been … Continue reading →

Snort.

“Svaha: The Sixth Finger,” is what happens when a fairly straightforward horror tale is rendered convoluted by sidebars, detours and distractions. The end product is labored and drawn-out, losing the thread here and there and lacking the urgency to become … Continue reading →

Yeah, you’re seeing “Playdate” as “Just added” or “trending” on your streaming video menu. Might you — I — WE — have missed a good fright, not catching this 2012 (or 2014) title when it came out? The short answer? … Continue reading →