Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

Netflixable? Looking for Love via a Rich Bachelor in “The Wrong Paris”

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Roger Moore

As obvious as its title and as sexy as an all-gals bull-riding contest, “The Wrong Paris” is a Netflix romance novel of a movie whose creators don’t dishonor The Hallmark Channel Oath. Keep it cute, keep it clean and make … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Can Orlando Bloom “Make Weight” for his Comeback Fight? “The Cut”

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Roger Moore

Just when you think there’s nothing new that can be done with “The Big Fight” picture, “The Cut” comes along and finds all its drama in the preliminaries. The latest film from the director of “Anthropoid” is a fascinating exercise … Continue reading →

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Robert Redford: 1936-2025

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Roger Moore

Hard as it might be to believe, there is such a thing as being too “classically handsome” or just entirely too good looking when you’re a movie star. Don’t ask Warren Beatty, whose ambition and range were obvious and whose … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Samurai Fury” Triggers an Insurrection in Old Nippon

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Roger Moore

A badass ronin swaggers and slices his way through Medieval Kyoto in “Samurai Fury,” an action epic about a tax revolt in a time of plague and famine. Ryosuke Kakine’s historical novel — “Muromachi Outsiders” — was inspired by real … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Coming Out in the ’90s is no Easy Thing for “Plaintclothes” Cop

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Plainclothes” is a simple but engaging “coming out” tale of the sort we’ve been seeing for decades now. But the performances are understated and spot-on. And writer-director Camen Emmi’s feature debut reels us in through the simple trick of not … Continue reading →

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Documentary Preview — “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror”

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Roger Moore

Hell’s bells, has it really been FIFTY YEARS? This doc about the loopy, toe-tapping, trans-happy, Meat Loaf rocking musical starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Bond villain Charles Gray (“It’s just a JUMP to the left…”) and its creator, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: From Asbury Park to “Nebraska” — Jeremy Allen White is The Boss — “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere”

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Roger Moore

Pretty fair likeness, I’d say. The star of “The Bear” channels 30something Springsteen as he takes on the existential and creative crisis that turned into “Nebraska.” Scott Cooper of “Crazy Heart” and “Hostiles” directs. Decent buzz for this Oct. 24 … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Pot’s a Crime Unequally Punished in “Grassland”

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Grassland” is an intimate social justice drama about the bottom level of the marijuana business, a tale told in the last of its years as a banned and not merely “controlled substance.” A single mom struggles to make ends meet … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Crispin Glover checks in at Hotel Hell — “Mr. K”

Posted on September 14, 2025 by Roger Moore

Has a “Delicatessen” vibe, does it not? And Glover has completed the transition to dead ringer for his Bond villain/”Barney Miller” recurring dad. This makes a North American release appearance  Oct. 8.

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Documentary Review: Celebrating the Artistry of a “Massacre” set in “Texas” — “Chain Reactions”

Posted on September 14, 2025 by Roger Moore

Film fan lore has long implied that Steven Spielberg, the producer of the horror blockbuster “Poltergeist,” was really its director or at least co-director. The 1982 film has Spielbergian touches — compositions, classical editing, the striking lighting and the inclusion … Continue reading →

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