Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

Netflixable? “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Roger Moore

Ordinarily when I review a film in theaters, I label that as “movie review.” Even when that film is heading to Netflix after a short theatrical run, Search Engine Optimization demands that you call it such. But for most Netflix … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Mad Max” Wars Over Water in the West — “The Protector”

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Roger Moore

It’s not quite worth waiting for the appearance of the late great Native American acting icon Graham Greene in “The Protector,” one of the last films he finished before dying last September. As the reservation leader Brand, Greene is world … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Kate Mara goes “Fatal Attraction” — “The Dutchman”

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Roger Moore

Predatory? Sure. Nuts? Maybe. Supernaturally witchy? Could be. This Jan. 2 release stars André Holland (“”42,” “Moonlight,” “Selma”) as the husband seduced into revenge sex on his cheating wife (Zazie Beetz) by temptress Kate. The formidable Stephen McKinley Henderson is … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? “Jingle Bell Heist,” a Caper Comedy Crying Out for Cute

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Jingle Bell Heist” is an over-plotted, under-charmed rom-com about robbing from the thieving, unaccountable rich and giving to the under-insured. In soft drink terms, it’s a Diet Coke that’s gone flat — familiar, not particularly surprising or the least bit … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: McDowell, Warner and Steenburgen Travel with H.G. Wells — “Time After Time” (1979)

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Roger Moore

The acid test for any beloved film from the past is “How does it hold up?” In the case of the sentimental crowd-pleasing “Time After Time” from 1979, the answer is “pretty well.” I remember being almost giddy leaving the … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: Trapped in Gaza with Sport as a Possible Escape — “Yalla Parkour”

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Roger Moore

Everyday life in Gaza, pre-invasion, is vividly rememembered in “Yalla Parkour,” a documentary largely compiled from the climbing, backflipping and tumbling stunts of the Gaza Parkour Team, who captured their exploits on camera. We see young Palestinian Arabs finding joy … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Skarsgard, Pacino and Colman Domingo in Gus Van Sant’s “Dead Man’s Wire”

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Roger Moore

A “Dog Day Afternoon” true story/period piece about a hostage situation with political and predatory lending overtones. With that cast, I don’t see how this Jan. 9 release can go wrong.

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Movie Preview: A24 Gets in the Glen Powell Business — “How to Make a Killing”

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Roger Moore

This February release looks more dark than comic, which its “Kind Hearts and Coronets” set up might have promised. Guys want to inherit a fortune but he has relatives to kill off to get it. Bill Camp, Margaret Qualley, Topher … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: One of Udo Kier’s final roles — “My Neighbor Adolf” — hits cinemas in January

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Roger Moore

The great German character actor Udo Kier died last weekend in Palm Springs, where many of the movie famous (Liberace to John Schlesinger to Janet Gaynor to Alan Ladd to Howard Hawks to Darryl F. Zanuck) end their days. He … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Pierce, Helena and Gabriel ensure a Young Irish Couple Receives “Four Letters of Love”

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Roger Moore

Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter and Gabriel Byrne appear on screen together for the first time in “Four Letters of Love,” a lovely, sentimental and ever-so-Irish romance about fate, faith and the power of words to woo, especially when folded … Continue reading →

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