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Movie Review: “The Life of Chuck” Dances for the Reason to Live at the End of the World

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Roger Moore

Speaking as a critic who’s been “blurbed” a few times over the decades, you’ve got to recognize the double-edged sword such “recognition” in the advertising on a poster for a movie is. That’s you, out there, effusive in your praise, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Tour of Jolly Olde Zombieland “28 Years Later”

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Roger Moore

It begins with children watching the “Teletubbies” on the tube, reaching for a more innocent time. But the TV is just a distraction. Parents have parked their kids in front of it while they cope with the awful news they’ve … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: An Indian Woman stands up to a “Pinch,” and Faces the Consequences

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Roger Moore

Uttera Singh’s “Pinch” is a picture that runs on outrage. It shows us a sex crime and demonstrates how hard it is to get anyone — including women, her own mother and even herself — to take it seriously in … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Julianne, Sydney and Domhnall know what goes down in “Echo Valley”

Posted on June 15, 2025 by Roger Moore

The questions pop to mind early and somewhat often in the new thriller “Echo Valley.” Wait, how did that tiny young woman lift…Her 60something mother chose what to dump a body in a lake…So did the ex-husband take up with … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: To be Pretty, Young and Italian, Figuring It Out at “Diciannove”

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Roger Moore

Giovanni Tortorici’s “Diciannove” is a dreamy, drifting odyssey into a time in youth when one discovers the meaning of “the world’s your oyster.” It’s about a young Italian with choices at an age when you know it all and you … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Taraji and Tyler Perry Grab that “Straw” that Breaks a Single Mom’s Back

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Roger Moore

Tyler Perry built his reputation as a champion of Black womanhood. He’s told mostly women’s stories, showcased actresses both famous and obscure and spared no makeup or hairstyling expense for his shiny soap operas and low comedies with a message. … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Twee Parable for the Age of the Oligarch — “The Phoenician Scheme”

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Roger Moore

When he’s “on,” Wes Anderson’s films are giddy, deadpan delights, sparkling with wit and touching in the vulnerable and comically absurd human foibles they celebrate. But when he’s “off,” brace yourself for 100 minutes of production-designed preciousness, airless laughs that … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Pull your punches, Tiny Dancer — “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina”

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Roger Moore

Lionsgate has spent a couple of years making damned sure we knew their “Ballerina” Ana de Armas action vehicle was a John Wick spinoff. All those trailers and commercials, hyping this thing — that cumbersome to the point of desperate … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Teen Seeks Answers about the Murderer of his dreams — “Soul Reaper”

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Roger Moore

It’s not just ghost stories from the Indonesian cinema that make their to the West. But of all the genre thrillers, romances, histories and action pix bought for distribution, financed by Netflix or however they’re exported, it strikes me that … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Bring Her Back” — Horror One Suffers Through rather than Relishes

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Roger Moore

It’s not a blanket condemnation to say I could not wait for “Bring Her Back,” the excruciating new film from the co-directors of “Talk to Me,” to come to an end. One can recognize its unflinching, grisly details and unsparing … Continue reading →

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