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Movie Review: “The Map that Leads to You,” via Spain, Portugal and Rome

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Roger Moore

A pretty and capable young cast and a grand tour of the sights of Northern Spain and Portugal recommend “The Map that Leads to You,” a sweet nothing of a travelogue with lots of wish fulfillment fantasy about it. Madelyn … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Highest 2 Lowest” is Vintage Spike & Denzel

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Roger Moore

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Spike Lee movie as self-assured, cocky and indulgent as “Highest 2 Lowest.” The film, a remake of a 1963 Akira Kurosawa kidnapping thriller based on a novel by Ed McBain, is long … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” Forever and Ever, Amen.

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Roger Moore

“The Conjuring” universe staggers and finally folds in on itself with “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” a tedious, stumbling “finale” (perhaps) to a franchise that cannot help but repeat itself. Even the ongoing presence of Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Emmy … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: A True Crime tale about an “Unknown Number,” “High School” Catfishing and a Real Villain Hiding in Plain Sight

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

As “true crime” documentaries settle into their podcast-perfected formula, too many of them spend too much time obsessing over their “gotcha.” It’s understandable, as the “You’ll never believe whoREALLYdunnit” twist is both relished and expected by the viewer. But as … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Tender, Tentative Romance in the Cradle of Crabshacks — “The Baltimorons”

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Roger Moore

Writer-director Jay Duplass returns to his “Puffy Chair” roots with “The Baltimorons,” a simple, funny and incredibly touching tale of two damaged people who find each other when one of them busts his tooth. It’s an unassuming, redemptive romance and … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: A Silent Saga of Celluloid, Cinema and Yukon History — “Dawson City: Frozen Time”

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Roger Moore

A mesmirizing movie of film, pop culture and Canadian history, “Dawson City: Frozen Time” slipped by many of us when it earned film festival circuit and limited release back in 2017. But its beauty and breathtaking ambition make it a … Continue reading →

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Series Preview: Star on-the-rise Glen Powell goes…to Hulu? “Chad Powers”

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Roger Moore

We’re going to school of how the path to stardom in the streaming era has evolved and splintered in the “White Lotus/Stranger Things” era Sydney Sweeney stands out in a streaming series, blows up in a “Much Ado About Nothing” … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Austin Butler loses a Kidney — “Caught Stealing”

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Roger Moore

New York, 1998 — not the “Seinfeld/Friends” version. The last video stores cling to life. The last pay phones stand as landmarks in the shadows of The World Trade Center. It’s still a “Warriors” city, even though Giuliani still has … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Seminal Cinema — The Exquisite “Ju Dou” (1990) is Restored

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Roger Moore

The “Fifth Generation” of alumni of China’s Beijing Film Academy first made their marks at home and abroad with two ’80s films — Chen Kaige’s “Yellow Earth”(1984) and Zhang Yimou’s “Red Sorghum” (1988). The color in their titles was a … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Britain’s Best Join or are Pursued by “The Thursday Murder’s Club”

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Roger Moore

It’s not the silliest idea ever, taking “The Only Murders in the Building” and making the building Downton Abbey. “The Thursday Murders Club” is a lighthearted bit of senior sleuthing that takes a prime cut of Britain’s best and most … Continue reading →

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