Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

Movie Review: Argentine Teen Dreams of “Alemania” (Germany)

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Alemania” is a quietly compelling coming-of-age melodrama set in Argentina. A teenage girl focuses on one dream — a semester abroad studying in Germany. But her troubled family life in the the country’s 1990s economic downturn threatens that goal. Her … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Kirsten Callaghan is Mercedes Gleitze, an Aspiring Channel crosser out for her “Vindication Swim”

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Roger Moore

“I DID swim the Channel!” “I know that you did, but they’ll never BELIEVE you.” An accomplished long-distance swimmer, a hoax and period piece that probably won’t be able to ignore the fact that an American beat her to the … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: A Son Hunts for the WWII Pilot Father he Barely Knew beyond “The Green Box: At the Heart of War”

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Roger Moore

As World War II fades into history and the numbers of those who lived through it and can bear witness about it decline by the hour, the lessons of that era seem doomed to be forgotten. Generations have grown up … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? “Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story”

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Roger Moore

The stakes could not be higher. The sneering gang of armed men burst into the house, punch and abuse the inhabitants and ransack the place looking for “the money.” The husband is bloodied and the pregnant wife slapped around, all … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Widower Timothy Spall crosses Britain on “The Last Bus”

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Roger Moore

The first impression Timothy Spall made on film fans was when he played a plump, delusional, somewhat daft chef in Mike Leigh’s quirky slice-of-working-class dream, “Life is Sweet.” Restaurateur Aubrey thought putting boiled bacon consumme, prune quiche and pork cyst … Continue reading →

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ASC Blackfriars, “Two Gents”

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Roger Moore

A famous stage director who ran the drama department of a theatre conservatory I used to cover and review once told me that in this show, the best test for a young actor is pairing them up with the dog, … Continue reading →

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Camera Heritage Museum, Staunton, VA.

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Roger Moore

One of those quirky little museums that celebrate a collector and her or his passions. The Camera Heritage Museum in Staunton has some 7000 cameras and accessories, nearly two centuries’ worth — under one roof and on display. Here, David … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: A second peek at Daniel Day-Lewis in “Anemone”

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Roger Moore

Samantha Morton and Sean Bean join the Oscar icon in his big screen comeback, a tale of sibling violence and isolation and the past you “cannot face.” Oct. 3.

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Series Preview: Jason Clarke hunts “The Last Frontier” for

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Roger Moore

Clarke plays a Federal Marshal hunting for convicts who’ve escaped from the crashed plane that was carrying them in this 10 episode thriller series from Apple. Haley Bennett, Alfre Woodard, Dominic West and Simone Kessell co-star as loved ones, escapees, … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Him” Underwhelms, “Big Bold Beautiful” bombs, “Demon Slayer” slays by default

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Roger Moore

Late September turns out to be a pretty bad time to send a football-bashing body horror thriller out into the world. “Him” stars Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers and Julia Fox, and is wearing the “producd by Jordan Peele” badge of … Continue reading →

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