Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

Netflixable? Mexican Commandos fend of the “Dogs” of a Cartel — “Counterattack (Counterstrike, Contraataque)”

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Roger Moore

An elite Mexican commando unit battling cartels and corruption must shoot and fight its way north — to safety in Brownsville — in the chest-thumping shoot-em-up “Counterattack.” Nothing is made of that irony, and that’s just one of many loose … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Ron Howard takes Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas, Jude Law, Daniel Bruehl and Vanessa Kirby to “Eden”

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Roger Moore

The Galapagos Islands, 1934, Germans get away to “Eden.” Things don’t work out the way they’d hoped. This parable of human nature and class and the venality of man opens April 3.

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Movie Preview: Waiting for “The Surfer” to snap — Because he’s Nicolas Freakin’ Cage

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Roger Moore

Payback’s a Bitch, Down Under. And it comes courtesy of an Academy Award Winner. May 2.

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Movie Review: DIY Cinema at its Indian Best — “Superboys of Malegaon”

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Roger Moore

A plucky crew of India’s working poor, tired of being busted for pirating movies, set out to make their own in the amusing and engaging true-story dramedy “Superboys of Malegaon.” They’re do-it-yourselfers of the most adorable variety, turning a bicycle … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Cera leaves K. Stew for a Road Trip with Michael Angarano to “Sacramento”

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Roger Moore

That’s the most Michael Cera thing ever, right? April 11.

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BOX OFFICE: This Oscar Weekend, you should catch “Last Breath”

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Roger Moore

Yes, “Captain America: Give the ManChildren What they Crave” will probably collect another “win” in the doldrums of February’s box office.Will it earn the $15 million some are projecting, based on Friday’s numbers? Probably not. I’m thinking $12 is more … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Cute and sweet and challenging — REALLY challenging — “The Unbreakable Boy”

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Roger Moore

In the years since Hollywood “discovered” autism, the tendency has been for movies to treat those carrying this burden as more “Rain Man” quirky and cute than “Rain Man” challenging. Symptoms and behaviors might come and go as the plot … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Divers race to save One of Their Own from Taking his “Last Breath”

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Roger Moore

Fear of the inky black void at the bottom of the sea and of drowning down there drives the simple but flawlessly executed diver-down thriller “Last Breath.” It’s an almost-real-time account of a deep sea diving accident, and a film … Continue reading →

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Gene Hackman: 1930-2025

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Roger Moore

Ninety five years old or not, the news of Gene Hackman’s death still hits as a shock. As to what happened and why, let’s not speculate on that and let the police/coroner findings tell that story of him, his wife … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? “A Copenhagen Love Story (Sult)”

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Roger Moore

A little more effort in the “truth in translating the title” department would serve Netflix and its subscribers well, especially in the case of “A Copenhagen Love Story.” That’s not exactly a lie, but the messaging in that innocuous title … Continue reading →

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