Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

Classic Film Review: “The Limey” brings Terence Stamp and Cockney Revenge to ’90s L.A.

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Roger Moore

A chewy comeback role is the ultimate gift to an accomplished actor who never quite caught fire or who got older while producers and studio execs kept getting younger. Think of what Tarantino did for Travolta, Pam Grier or Robert … Continue reading →

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One of the Great Ones, Terence Stamp — 1938-2025

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Roger Moore

Dashing, urbane, underestated and soulful, British character actor Terence Stamp might have had a run as a matinee idol. That wasn’t the hand the movies dealt him. So he crafted one of the most colorful careers of any of his … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Scoot McNairy’s the Gay Dad explaining himself to his Daughter — “Fairyland”

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Roger Moore

Andrew Durham’s film — based on a memoir by Alysia Abbott (played by Emilia Jones), also stars Maria Bakalova, Adam Lambert, Eddie Murphy’s daughter Bella and Geena Davis also star in this American Zoetrope (Sofia Coppola, producing for her dad’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Groundhog Day” goes Gallic, “Palm Springs” swings Moroccan — “An Endless Wedding”

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Roger Moore

The French take on “Palm Springs” is something of a departure from the Hulu original film starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Miliotti and J.K. Simmons. Director and co-writer Patrick Cassir’s “An Endless Marriage” is just as funny, but more brisk and … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Chalamet, Paltrow, Drescher and Ping Pong? “Marty Supreme”

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Roger Moore

This Christmas release by A24 had me straining to see if Pete Davidson and/or Adam Sandler were lower in the credits. Because any movie, directed by Josh Safdie, built around Timothee Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow and Fran Drescher has GOT to … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Weapons” brandishes another $22, “Nobody 2” scares nobody after another big “Freakier Friday”

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Nobody 2” is a classic “more of the same” sequel to an unlikely action hit starring unlikely action hero Bob Odenkirk. Others were more generous reviewing this second helping of a 2021 (right after Covid) hit than I was. The … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Vanessa Kirby goes Desperate and Dressed Down for “Night Always Comes”

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Roger Moore

When it works, there’s a heedless, reckless energy to the desperation Vanessa Kirby brings to “Night Always Comes.” As a sex worker whose unhappy home life led to a string of impulsive, life-threatening decisions, Lynette is racing against a deadline … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Tim Blake Nelson does his Fight Picture — “Bang Bang”

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Roger Moore

Andrew Liner, Daniella Pineada, Nina Arianda, Glenn Plummer and Kevin Corrigan star in this “I wantcha to hit yer GRANDPA” and “It’s swimmin’ around in your DNA” boxing film. Vertigo Releasing has it, so very limited theatrical window starting Sept. … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Everyman Odenkirk faces Sharon Stone — “Nobody 2”

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Roger Moore

Sixtysomething Bob Odenkirk returns as a middle-aged-man wish fulfillment fantasy antihero in “Nobody 2,” a sequel to the violent action comedy about a family man/good provider who happens to be a professional fury in a fight. More people underestimate snowflake-whiskered, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Murder, Double Dealing, a Lakota Ghost Shirt and Sydney Sweeney — “Americana”

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Roger Moore

There have been worse Tarantino rip-offs than “Americana,” a modern Northern Plains Western with hints of “Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction” about it. And hot starlet of the moment Sydney Sweeney’s not the worst thing in it. Ok, maybe she … Continue reading →

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