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Rob Reiner: 1947-2025

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Roger Moore

Like most people I’d care to know, I was shocked and saddened to learn of the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle this past weekend in Los Angeles. It’s the sort of crime that makes one leap to … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Forgettable and Regretable –“Ella McCay”

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Ella McCay” is a blandly-titled collection of randomly-scripted expressions of feelings, political frustration, character failings and over-acted monologues interrupting insufferable and incessant voice-over narration. Its two tedious and under-edited hours play like an aimless attempt at a feel good streaming … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Adrift in the Working Class Underbelly of Oz — “Flathead”

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Flathead” is an Australian docudrama peek into the country’s hidden-in-plain-sight underclass. It takes its title from a popular fish Down Under, one of the foodstuffs we see processed, picked, packed and prepared by the migratory workers of many cultures, a … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Clooney’s a Movie Star who Takes Stock of his Career’s Cost — “Jay Kelly”

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Roger Moore

An aging matinee idol has his long, dark “tribute reel” of the soul in “Jay Kelly,” a George Clooney star vehicle that one-ups “first world problems” and “rich white people problems” with “movie star problems.” It’s a wealthy, famous star’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Taipei’s a Challenge for a young “Left Handed Girl”

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Roger Moore

The team that made the American underclass gems “Take Out,” “Tangerine” and “The Florida Project” turn their eyes to Tapei for their latest, a story of a child growing up in economic hardship and family dysfunction in the anything-for-sale markets … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Is “The Linguini Incident” (1991) a “Forgotten Gem” of Bowie and Rosanna Arquette?

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Roger Moore

Barely released in theaters when it was finished and tossed out on home video in a flash, “The Linguini Incident” took on a cult film afterlife thanks to its cast — David Bowie co-stars with Rosanna Arquette, Buck Henry, Andre … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Dark, Cryptic ’60s Spy Spoof from Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Italy — “Reflection in a Dead Diamond”

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Roger Moore

The descriptor “spoof” carries certain implications and obligations with it, chief among them “wit.” French filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani have a way with a witty title (“Let the Corpse Tan”). And their early ’60s spy spoof “Reflection in … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: A Holiday Favorite finds Renewed Relevance — “Trading Places”(1983)

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Roger Moore

The “greed is good” ’80s and the vast wealth gap of today created by the “trickle down economics” of the Reagan administration was just kicking in when“Trading Places,” an anarchic comedy about the greedy getting their just deserts, hit theaters. … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Roger Moore

Ordinarily when I review a film in theaters, I label that as “movie review.” Even when that film is heading to Netflix after a short theatrical run, Search Engine Optimization demands that you call it such. But for most Netflix … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: McDowell, Warner and Steenburgen Travel with H.G. Wells — “Time After Time” (1979)

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Roger Moore

The acid test for any beloved film from the past is “How does it hold up?” In the case of the sentimental crowd-pleasing “Time After Time” from 1979, the answer is “pretty well.” I remember being almost giddy leaving the … Continue reading →

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