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Rediscovering Pete Seeger through “A Complete Unknown”

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Roger Moore

Casual fans will be blown away and even hardcore ones impressed by the uncanny musical impersonations that James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown” Bob Dylan biography is built upon. Timothee Chalamet‘s utter channeling of Babyfaced Bob, the early years, getting the … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? Santa’s helpers take it off — “The Merry Gentlemen”

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Roger Moore

Netflix’s conquest of “The Hallmark Holiday Movie” as a genre continues with “The Merry Gentlemen,” a snowy tale of Santa season stripping to save the family bar. These movies follow a fairly strict formula, and this one — scripted by … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Finnish Metalheads aim for more face-melting on a “Heavier Trip”

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Roger Moore

Well, Hell. Now I’ve got to go back and catch “Heavy Trip,” the Finnish metal band comedy from 2018, the movie that inspired “Heavier Trip.” “Heavy Trip” is on Tubi. Do your homework before catching the sequel in cinemas! It’s … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: “Billy Preston — That’s the Way God Planned It”

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Roger Moore

Whenever Ringo Starr is asked about the pianist/organist, singer and “fifth Beatle” Billy Preston, “He never put his hands in the wrong place” is his highest compliment. One music producer who worked with the two-time Grammy winner marveled at Preston’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A mourning comedy becomes Thai travelogue? There’s a “Cautionary Tale

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Roger Moore

In the cinema, there are dramedies and tragi-comedies, and whatever the heck the indie “Cautionary Tale” turns out to be. It begins as a funny dark comedy about two men bickering over the ashes of their loved ones. Neil (Ted … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: John & Yoko take over Daytime TV for a Week of Peace, Love, Music and Macrobiotics — “Daytime Revolution”

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Roger Moore

On Valentine’s Day 1972, daytime TV viewers across America — senior retirees, college kids between classes, “housewives” and kids coming home from school — were treated to something entirely novel on their TV. The pleasantly bland “Mike Douglas Show,” hosted … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Pharrell Williams tells his story in Legos — “Piece by Piece”

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Roger Moore

I’m not sure the world asked for a documentary on the rise of one-hat/one-big-hit wonder Pharrell Williams, much less one turned into a Lego animated spectacle. But darned if it isn’t the most adorable, upbeat rendering of an Up-from-the-Projects musical … Continue reading →

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Kris Kristofferson, Singer, Songwriter and movie star –1936-2024

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Roger Moore

His weathered voice and high mileage good looks made it seem almost miraculous that he made it around the sun 88 times.  And what did Kris Kristofferson do with those 88 years? An Army Air Corps brat (Dad eventually became a … Continue reading →

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