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Movie Review: “Merv” is the Canine Couples Counselor for Zooey and Charlie

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Roger Moore

Zooey Deschanel’s image was cast in tinsel way back when she co-starred in “Elf.” So if you’re making a holiday movie for Xennials to get sentimental over, you could do a lot worse than the perpetually perky wide-eyed pixie in … 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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Classic Film Review: A Theatrical Cold War Anecdote turned TV Bon Bon — “An Englishman Abroad”

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Roger Moore

An actress on tour with “Hamlet” is “recruited” by Britain’s most notorious spy in 1950s Moscow in “An Englishman Abroad,” a delightfully droll tragi-comedy from the writer who gave us “The Madness of King George,” “The Lady in the Van” … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Slovenia’s Hope for an Oscar? Catholic Choral “Little Trouble Girls”

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Little Trouble Girls” is a conventional girls’ coming-of-age tale whose clever twist is equating sexual awakening with spiritual awakening, at least in the eyes and ears of an impressionable teen. Slovenia’s bid for a Best International Feature Film Oscar covers … 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: 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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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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Movie Review: Pierce, Helena and Gabriel ensure a Young Irish Couple Receives “Four Letters of Love”

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Roger Moore

Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter and Gabriel Byrne appear on screen together for the first time in “Four Letters of Love,” a lovely, sentimental and ever-so-Irish romance about fate, faith and the power of words to woo, especially when folded … Continue reading →

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