Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

Movie Preview: “From the unhinged creators of ‘Barbarian'” — a handcuffed “Companion”

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Roger Moore

But who is handcuffing whom? Sophie Thatcher and Rupert Friend star in “Companion,” whose teaser trailer gives off very strong “Strange Darling” vibes. We all saw “Barbarian,” and most of us thoroughly enjoyed it. So this holds promise. Jan. 10 … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Ronan makes an Oscar “Outrun” to the Orkney Islands for Immersion in Addiction and Recovery

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Roger Moore

Few movies about getting sober are as brilliant at conveying the allure of drowning, wallowing in alcohol, the emotional and physical liberation it seems to offer, as “The Outrun.” And rare is the story told within this most personal of … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “White Bird” ties a bullying tale to The Holocaust

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Roger Moore

Novelist R.L. Palacio’s attempt to turn out a sequel to her best-seller “Wonder,” which became a Julia Roberts weeper on the big screen, seems well-intentioned enough. But tying that story about a precocious child bullied simply because he looks :different” … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: “Restored” for re-release, “Breakfast of Champions” (1999) is still malnourished

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Roger Moore

A lot of myth and movie lore are attached to the cinema’s epic flops. The long-gestating, all-star-cast 1999 film of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s “Breakfast of Champions” carries its share of such baggage. No, it didn’t end adapting screenwriter and director … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: World Leaders Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance, Alicia Vikander, Takehiro Hira, et al face the horror of “Rumours”

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Roger Moore

A global crisis and a lot of international leaders, lost in the woods — literally — at a conference to tackle that crisis. Looks intriguing. Three credited directors including Guy Maddin and “Green Fog” siblings Galen and Evan Johnson bring … Continue reading →

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Billy Crystal does horror? “Before”

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Roger Moore

This Apple TV psychological horror series co-stars Rosie Perez and Judith Light and premieres Oct. 25.

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Movie Preview: Michael B. Jordan stars in Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Roger Moore

The “Fruitvale Station,” “Creed” and “Black Panther” director leaves franchises behind and gets back to more challenging work with this period piece about two brothers returning to their hometown to face “evil.” Delroy Lindo, Lola Kirke, Hailee Steinfeld, Jayme Lawson … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Joaquin commits heart and soul, but “Joker: Folie à Deux” flails

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Roger Moore

“Joker: Folie à Deux” is a Great American Songbook jukebox musical grafted onto the Grand Guignol of Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix‘s vision of the comic book character. It doesn’t work, doesn’t play and doesn’t coalesce into the Big Message … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Mel Gibson and Kids face the horrors of “Monster Summer”

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Roger Moore

“Canceled” Oscar winner Mel Gibson takes a break from the violent, vengeful B-movies that have kept him busy for a decade for “Monster Summer,” a witchy kiddie horror picture directed by a child actor who grew up on “The Wizards … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: A “Dark Vibe” home ownership comedy with Kudrow, Romano, Cardellini, Parris and Poppy  and Leary — “No Good Deed”

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Roger Moore

We are…intrigued. Couples vying for the same house with differing agendas but the same “need.” Netflix has this series, premiering Dec. 12.

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