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BOX OFFICE: “Superman” soars on, “Last Summer,” “Smurfs” underwhelm and “Eddington” bombs

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Roger Moore

The horror audience has proven a hard sell in the post-COVID movie-going marketplace. New titles that reliably opened in the low to mid $teens made cheap horror productions a staple of most every studio’s release slate. And franchises could reliably … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A COVID/BLM Protests/Trumpism-Conspiracy allegory set in “Eddington,” New Mexico

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Roger Moore

There’s a veritable NRA convention of ordnance discharged in “Eddington,” Ari Aster’s All American parable of “How did we get here?” But the one weapon not discharged is the most apt metaphor for the latest from the writer/director of “Midsommar,” … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Weir, Ford and McGillis make The Greatest Romantic Thriller of the ’80s — “Witness” (1985)

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Roger Moore

The barn-raising scene in Peter Weir’s masterpiece, “Witness,” is one of the most perfect pieces of pure cinema the movies have ever produced. Beautifully conceived, shot (by future Oscar winner John Seale), edited (by Oscar winner Thom Noble) and scored … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Spielberg’s Daughter Directs “Please Don’t Feed the Children”

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Roger Moore

Many an aspiring filmmaker looks to horror as her or his way of launching a career in Hollywood. Get your hands on a generic script, finance a thriller on the cheap, deliver a shock or two and show’em what you’ve … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? A “Trainwreck” documentary remembers “The Real ‘Project X'”

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Roger Moore

It was just a movie, but those of us who saw it and brought an adult persective to reviewing “Project X” back in 2012 picked up on the ante it was upping. Decades of raucus youth party pictures, from “Animal … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Muay Thai vs Zombies — “Ziam”

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Roger Moore

Nothing to see here, just another country and another culture coping with the Zombie Apocalypse. “Ziam” is basically a test for those of us committed to watching any thriller featuring Muay Thai martial artists facing and dispensing with hordes of … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: ScarJo’s Baby — “Jurassic-Rebirth” devours a $147 million opening (five day) July 4 weekend

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

People showed up Wednesday, on opening day, to watch “Jurassic World: Rebirth,” the fourth “Jurassic World” sequel to the three “Jurassic Park” films based on the long-passed Michael Crichton novel that Steven Spielberg turned into a dino-blockbuster in the ’90s. … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Theron returns to “The Old Guard 2” — and shouldn’t have

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Roger Moore

The responsibilities of a movie star, to her career, her “brand,” her projects and how they get made stand front and center in “The Old Guard 2.” Oscar winning star Charlize Theron carries a heavy weight on this one. A … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Dumb and dumber? Nah. “Heads of State”

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Roger Moore

If puns are “the lowest and most groveling form of wit,” where does the jokey/dopey action comedy “Heads of State” sit on that scale? It’s got puns. Groaners. Lots of them. And action film cliches and buddy comedy bickering and … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Offerman’s a “Sovereign” who thinks God and Guns and misreading the Constitution can beat Banks, Courts, Cops and The System

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Roger Moore

Smart, tense and thought provoking, “Sovereign” is a movie of its moment — thirty years of American moments. An “inspired by true events” thriller built around a stunning performance by Nick Offerman, it offers insights into Red State America and … Continue reading →

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