Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

Documentary Review: “Thank You Very Much” is the Deepest and Most Thorough Andy Kaufman Remembrance of All

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Roger Moore

There have been scads of TV specials, documentaries and books about comic performance artist, singer and hoaxer Andy Kaufman in the 41 years since his death. I swear I’ve tried to take in one and all, from that sentimental, cute … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Friendship. An Affair. What’s Missing? “All of You”

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Roger Moore

Brett Goldstein burns through a little of his “Ted Lasso” capital with “All of You,” a “When Harry Met Sally” platonic-friends-can’t-stay platonic romance co-starring Imogen Poots. The friends “since uni” story, co-written by Goldstein, is at its best when our … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “One Battle” battles to the top, “Gabby’s Dollhouse” moves in next door

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Roger Moore

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” is bursting onto screens with a flourish, taking in over $22.4 million on its opening weekend. Early projections were for a $25 million opening, and a $3 million Thursday night pushing the Friday … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: James Badge Dale is Fresh Out of Prison, Billy Magnussen is family, both of them facing “Violent Ends”

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Roger Moore

Solid looking Southern fried thriller about Ozark crime families and an ex-con causing a shift in the balance of power. Revenge? Editor turned writer-director John-Michael Powell (“The Send Off”) cooked up this one. Oct. 31.

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Netflixable? Cross Liam in the Himalayas and he will Truck You Up — “Ice Road: Vengeance”

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Roger Moore

OMG there are some real LOLs packed into the Liam Neeson action sequel, “Ice Road: Vengeance.” Sadly enough, there aren’t many of them that are intentional. It’s implausible but far from impossible to believe the sight of gaunt, weathered 70something … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Idris and Rebecca Ferguson sit on “A House of Dynamite” for Kathryn Bigelow

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Roger Moore

Somebody launched a missile without authorization. Who? A tale from the New Cold War, this missile was launched from the U.S. Malevolence? Or just the stunning incompetence we’ve come to expect from the current regime? This Idris Elba/Rebecca Ferguson thriller … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Tale from the Resistance — “One Battle After Another”

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Roger Moore

“The Revolution,” Gil Scott-Heron taught us, “will not be televised.” But it might turn up on the big screen. And not just in the end game of “Civil War.” “One Battle After Another” is a reminder that the struggle never … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: An Ealing Comedy of Capital and Labor and “The Man in the White Suit” (1951)

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Roger Moore

In the years after “The War,” Britons got back to indulging the quirkier aspects of a national character that “Keep Calm and Carry On” had superceded, at least as far as “Fritz” and his “Bloodthirsty Guttersnipe” gang were concerned. The … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Moss and Hudson battle over the “Shell” of Eternal Beauty

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Shell” is a body horror thriller with hints of Michael Critchton’s “At What Price Eternal Beauty?” sci-fi “Looker,” and pretensions of the Demi Moore satire it borrows from the most, “The Substance.” An actress pursues the latest thing in beauty … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: The Allegory is Obvious — “Wicked: For Good,” the final Trailer

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Your wizard lies!” Subtle. And in sky writing, no less. Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Dinklage, Bowen Yang, Jonathan Bailey and Michelle Yeoh — a diverse cast with a woke-as-all-get-out message to send in song and one-liners. Nov. … Continue reading →

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