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Robert Redford: 1936-2025

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Roger Moore

Hard as it might be to believe, there is such a thing as being too “classically handsome” or just entirely too good looking when you’re a movie star. Don’t ask Warren Beatty, whose ambition and range were obvious and whose … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Coming Out in the ’90s is no Easy Thing for “Plaintclothes” Cop

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Plainclothes” is a simple but engaging “coming out” tale of the sort we’ve been seeing for decades now. But the performances are understated and spot-on. And writer-director Camen Emmi’s feature debut reels us in through the simple trick of not … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: Celebrating the Artistry of a “Massacre” set in “Texas” — “Chain Reactions”

Posted on September 14, 2025 by Roger Moore

Film fan lore has long implied that Steven Spielberg, the producer of the horror blockbuster “Poltergeist,” was really its director or at least co-director. The 1982 film has Spielbergian touches — compositions, classical editing, the striking lighting and the inclusion … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? “aka Charlie Sheen” shows us a Bad Boy at 60

Posted on September 13, 2025 by Roger Moore

Here’s a thought. Of the legions of Hollywood offspring who became “nepo baby” movie stars, Charlie Sheen may be the only one to question his status and how he got it, who developed guilt over his fame and even his … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “A Long Walk” on the Road to Nowhere

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Roger Moore

It doesn’t do “The Long Walk” any favors slapping the previews to the remake of “The Running Man” on before the opening credits. “Walk” is “Running” without the running or the amped-up game show “entertainment” elements. The title and the … Continue reading →

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“Most Obnoxious Moviegoers?” Here’s the Latest Poll

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Roger Moore

Moviegoing as an experience has had its rough periods of adjustment over the decades. Audiences returning to the cinema in the ’70s and ’80s thanks to the Blockbuster era had to learn they weren’t in their den, where chattering about … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Mixed Martial Artist with an “Affinity” for Fighting, but not Screenwriting

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Roger Moore

Marko Zaror makes a statement on his martial arts skills — as a fighter and fight director — in “Affinity,” a B-picture that drifts into C-movie territory every time the fighting stops. A towering brawler who figured prominently in the … Continue reading →

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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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Netflixable? Action Comedy Lampoons a Real Life Serial Killer Case — “Inspector Zende”

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Inspector Zende” is an action comedy take on an infamous real-life serial killer case, a movie that hunts for laughs in hapless but dogged Indian policing. Writer-director Chinmay Mandlekar makes his feature directing debut in this made-for-Netflix movie, and never … Continue reading →

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