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Netflixable? Taraji and Tyler Perry Grab that “Straw” that Breaks a Single Mom’s Back

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Roger Moore

Tyler Perry built his reputation as a champion of Black womanhood. He’s told mostly women’s stories, showcased actresses both famous and obscure and spared no makeup or hairstyling expense for his shiny soap operas and low comedies with a message. … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Lilo & Stitch” bags one “Ballerina,” “Phoenician Scheme” cracks the Top Five

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Roger Moore

Seems to me Lionsgate has been hyping “Ballerina” for TWO Superbowl ad cycles now. The trailers and TV commercials have been omnipresent forever. They went above and beyond in their efforts to tie this into the “John Wick” universe of … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Twee Parable for the Age of the Oligarch — “The Phoenician Scheme”

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Roger Moore

When he’s “on,” Wes Anderson’s films are giddy, deadpan delights, sparkling with wit and touching in the vulnerable and comically absurd human foibles they celebrate. But when he’s “off,” brace yourself for 100 minutes of production-designed preciousness, airless laughs that … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Pull your punches, Tiny Dancer — “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina”

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Roger Moore

Lionsgate has spent a couple of years making damned sure we knew their “Ballerina” Ana de Armas action vehicle was a John Wick spinoff. All those trailers and commercials, hyping this thing — that cumbersome to the point of desperate … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Bring Her Back” — Horror One Suffers Through rather than Relishes

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Roger Moore

It’s not a blanket condemnation to say I could not wait for “Bring Her Back,” the excruciating new film from the co-directors of “Talk to Me,” to come to an end. One can recognize its unflinching, grisly details and unsparing … Continue reading →

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Movie Review — “Karate Kid: Legends,” down for the Count

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Roger Moore

Let’s call the standing — or flat on its back — ten count on the “Karate Kid” movies after “Karate Kid: Legends.” Sentimental father figure martial arts revenge dramas frosted with the honor and code of the Asian fighting arts … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Aloha” means “Why Bother?” with this remake of “Lilo & Stitch”

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Roger Moore

The latest Disney remake of an animated classic makes “Lilo & Stitch” more Hawaiian and less cartoonish. The former might be a big deal, in terms of getting Hawaian culture right and advertising the island paradise-state to tourists. But the … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Lilo” and “Mission: Impossible” punch out “Karate Kid”

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Roger Moore

Remakes, reboots and sequels are selling all the tickets as May winds down and the summer cinema season marches into June. The “live action” remake of “Lilo & Stitch” is still pulling in parents, grandparents and the kids who insist … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Brando goes Godfather one last time for “The Freshman” (1990)

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Roger Moore

Brando skates! Maximillian Schell sings! Brando kisses Broderick! Bert Parks croons Dylan! And most amazingly of all, no wildlife, or actors, were actually harmed in the making of “The Freshman,” an old-fashioned PG-rated romp from 1990. Well, maybe the writer-director … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? A Return to “Fear Street” for a dull and forgettable “Prom Night”

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Roger Moore

Return we now to “Fear Street,” where R.L. Stine set up shop to appeal to older kid readers and which Netflix dove into for not one or two, but a three film series four years ago. The first three films … Continue reading →

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