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Movie Review: As “Indie” as they come — “AJ Goes to the Dog Park”

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Roger Moore

“AJ Goes to the Dog Park” is a cheerfully cheesy semi-surreal indie film about what one dopey chihuahua owner will go through to get his dog park back. It’s twee in the extreme, with the occasional sophisticated effect — “No … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Tyler Perry’s Back in Drag for “Madea’s Destination Wedding”

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Roger Moore

You just know that what few conditions Netflix probably had in the big fat contract it gave the prolific Tyler Perry, one of them was “Give us a Madea movie every now and then.” Because even if his hilariously outspoken … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: Up, up and A-Waaaaay! “Superman” rolls up $122 million opening

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Roger Moore

Audiences are reminding Hollywood that “In Gunn We Trust,” as James Gunn’s take on DC’s venerable “Superman,” the original superhero, proves to have plenty of gas in the tank. I saw it with a pretty packed crowd for a 2pm … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Dutch Duo are on the case as “Almost Cops”

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Roger Moore

The Dutch word for “buddy picture” is “vriendenfilm.” They take their shot at the genre with a cop/buddy action comedy, “Almost Cops,” whose title in Dutch is “Bad Boas,” a cute pun. That’s funnier than anything in this stunningly unsurprising … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? A “Trainwreck” documentary remembers “The Real ‘Project X'”

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Roger Moore

It was just a movie, but those of us who saw it and brought an adult persective to reviewing “Project X” back in 2012 picked up on the ante it was upping. Decades of raucus youth party pictures, from “Animal … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Muay Thai vs Zombies — “Ziam”

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Roger Moore

Nothing to see here, just another country and another culture coping with the Zombie Apocalypse. “Ziam” is basically a test for those of us committed to watching any thriller featuring Muay Thai martial artists facing and dispensing with hordes of … Continue reading →

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“Costner’s The West” and LeBron’s “Jim Thorpe: Lit By Lightning” — Can they rescue The History Channel?

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Roger Moore

The advent of streaming and video on demand has hastened an inconvenient and often downright unseemly devolution of “channels” and what they used to mean to the TV consumer. The long-established “evolve or die” desperation of basic cable/dish meant that … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Maine Lobsterman can’t escape “The Ghost Trap” of his life

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Roger Moore

A script that leans into melodrama and wildly uneven performances are the undoing of “The Ghost Trap,” an immersive peek into Maine lobstering life and the people who live it. Zak Steiner and others in the cast doing the baiting, … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: ScarJo’s Baby — “Jurassic-Rebirth” devours a $147 million opening (five day) July 4 weekend

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

People showed up Wednesday, on opening day, to watch “Jurassic World: Rebirth,” the fourth “Jurassic World” sequel to the three “Jurassic Park” films based on the long-passed Michael Crichton novel that Steven Spielberg turned into a dino-blockbuster in the ’90s. … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Theron returns to “The Old Guard 2” — and shouldn’t have

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Roger Moore

The responsibilities of a movie star, to her career, her “brand,” her projects and how they get made stand front and center in “The Old Guard 2.” Oscar winning star Charlize Theron carries a heavy weight on this one. A … Continue reading →

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